Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare has shared plans to consolidate two hospitals in east central Illinois, designating one as an inpatient behavioral health facility. Under the change, OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana and OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center…
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UC San Diego Health and Imperial County Behavioral Health Services are launching a new psychiatry residency program, a first of its kind program in the region. Imperial County is a federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Area for mental health services. The…
The number of U.S. counties at high risk of maternal mental-health disorders rose from 700 in 2023 to 796 in 2025, and counties with “severe” risk nearly tripled from 24 to 92, according to a Policy Center for Maternal Mental…
Vail (Colo.) Health opened the first inpatient behavioral health facility between Denver and Salt Lake City, The Daily Sentinel reported June 2. The Precourt Health Center opened May 5 and has 28 beds to serve adults and adolescents experiencing acute…
Talkspace has partnered with Amazon Pharmacy to improve medication access and adherence among its members. Four things to know: 1. The collaboration allows Talkspace providers to send prescriptions for psychiatric medications directly to Amazon Pharmacy, which offers free home delivery. …
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Fragmentation, budget cuts and social media misinformation are among the most dangerous trends in behavioral health, according to 18 leaders. Becker’s asked 18 behavioral health executives what they see as the most dangerous trend in behavioral health. All of the…
Phoenix-based Valleywise Health is reopening a 24-bed mental health unit at its behavioral health hospital in Maryvale, Ariz., KJZZ reported May 26. The hospital had previously closed three wings due to labor shortages. The health system has since recruited enough…
The Hiram W. Davis Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., will close by the end of 2027. In August 2024, Virginia announced plans to close the 150-bed medical facility. The site provides medical care to individuals receiving behavioral care in other…
Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System was granted more than $77 million to expand behavioral health services at two hospitals. Grant funds will be used to build a 10-bed inpatient medical detox and psychiatric care unit at San Leandro Hospital and…
A $42 million behavioral health campus in Vancouver, Wash., is slated to be completed in June but will not accept any patients, The Seattle Times reported May 21. Washington lawmakers cut $74.4 million in funding for the new Brockmann Residential…