Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare opened Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans — Kenner West in Kenner, La. The campus occupies the facility previously operated as Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of New Orleans. The campus provides inpatient behavioral healthcare services for…
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Universal Health Services executives said the company’s pending acquisition of Talkspace will help remove two of the biggest obstacles to growing its outpatient behavioral health business, giving the King of Prussia, Pa.-based health system a virtual care option and a…
Illinois plans to reduce operations at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, a move that could affect approximately 280 positions. A Illinois Department of Human Services spokesperson told Becker’s the operational changes are part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services recorded an operating income of $516.7 million (11.1% operating margin) during the second quarter of 2026, compared to an operating income of $500.3 million (11.7% margin) during the same period last year, according…
From large health systems to community-based centers, behavioral health providers are facing adversity with pending regulatory actions, looming funding changes and cuts to already tight reimbursement rates, leading to the closure of facilities and potential disruptions of care. Here are…
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The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has extended the public comment period for its working draft of the 2026–2028 IACC Strategic Plan to 30 days after autism advocacy organizations and other stakeholders requested additional time to review the proposal. The committee…
Sauget, Ill.-based SIHF Healthcare received approval from Illinois regulators to build a $231 million hospital in Cahokia Heights that will replace Touchette Regional Hospital, the Belleville News-Democrat reported July 21. Construction on the 108-bed hospital is expected to begin in…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children’s Hospital launched a Crisis Intervention Center, a dedicated behavioral health treatment area within its emergency department. The center will begin caring for patients in August. The center will provide 24/7 care for children up to…
Behavioral health leaders are confronting a structural mismatch: demand keeps outpacing capacity even as Medicaid pressures, workforce shortages and emergency department boarding intensify. A growing consensus holds that adding beds and providers alone won’t close the gap — what’s needed…
Plano, Texas-based Beacon Behavioral Partners partnered with Wayne, Mich.-based Pure Psychiatry, establishing its first operations in Michigan and Ohio through the addition of a 17-location behavioral health platform. The agreement represented Beacon Behavioral Partners’ first expansion into the Midwest and…