North Carolina health officials are warning providers about medetomidine, a veterinary tranquilizer that is increasingly appearing in the state’s illegal drug supply, NC Health News reported Aug. 17. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services sent a provider…
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King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has completed its acquisition of online behavioral health provider Talkspace in a deal valued at about $835 million. UHS and Talkspace first announced the deal in March and have now received all necessary…
Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Sean Murphy is out as head of the state-run mental health hospital less than a month after his first day in the role, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Aug. 12. Oregon Health Authority Interim Director Fariborz…
Wellstar Golisano Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta cut the ribbon on the Kisner Foundation and Friends Center for Pediatric Development, Behavioral Health & Wellness in Augusta, Ga., WRDW reported Aug. 10. The facility consolidates pediatric clinics that had operated…
Smithfield, N.C.-based Johnston Health has the lowest median emergency department visit time for psychiatric and mental health patients. Becker’s has compiled lists of hospitals and health systems with the shortest and longest emergency department visit times for psychiatric and mental…
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Rogers Behavioral Health expanded residential treatment capacity with two new facilities on its Oconomowoc, Wis. campus. One facility has 24 beds and focuses on adults with eating disorders, according to an Aug. 10 news release from the provider. The other…
Paradigm Treatment is expanding its Austin, Texas, residential treatment center, with capacity expected to reach 40 beds by the end of August 2026. State licensing approval allowed the center to grow from 24 to 32 beds, adding eight beds in…
Worcester, Mass.-based Community Healthlink (CHL) will cease operations after more than 40 years of service once its programs are transitioned to several community organizations. In early May, CHL shared plans to lay off 78 employees. In July, the provider increased…
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow in Lansing broke ground on an $83 million behavioral health facility that will expand inpatient psychiatric services across the region. The Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building will include 64 beds for adult, geriatric, pediatric and…
One of Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment centers is facing scrutiny after The Marshall Project published an investigation July 30, 2026, into conditions at Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The report, based on police…