Health systems and behavioral health providers have opened new inpatient, outpatient and crisis stabilization units in recent weeks. Here are 10 behavioral health openings to know since March 11:
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GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound, are being used more in specialties to treat a number of medical conditions, but behavioral health providers are taking a cautious approach to the drugs. “Behavioral health providers are exploring this space and…
A group of nine addiction treatment providers are coming together to advocate for reimbursement and standard clinical outcomes for outpatient care. Steve Priest is the CEO of Spero Health, an outpatient addiction treatment provider based in Nashville, Tenn. The outpatient…
Health systems looking to open new behavioral health hospitals can face opposition from neighbors, KFF Health News and Fortune reported April 9. Over the past 10 years, proposed psychiatric facilities for children in at least six states have faced resistance…
Leavenworth, Kan.-based Saint John Hospital and Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center tied for the lowest readmission rates among inpatient psychiatric facilities in the U.S., according to CMS data. CMS gathered provider-level data on quality measures including transition records, screening…
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Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have the highest rates of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors per overall employment, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS published updated occupation-specific data in 2024 on April…
ProHealth has closed the inpatient psychiatric unit at ProHealth Waukesha (Wis.) Memorial Hospital, NBC affiliate TMJ4 reported April 8. The unit closed April 7, the health system told the outlet. A low patient census made it difficult to maintain the…
Behavioral health needs are rising, and systems are getting creative in how they remove barriers to care. “One of the biggest challenges in U.S. mental health care is that we don’t really have a unified mental health system,” Katharine Dalke,…
Since it emerged in 2006, recovery-oriented cognitive therapy has expanded to use in residential facilities and hospitals as a way to reduce patient outbursts and hospitalizations for complex behavioral patients. Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy, or CTR, is designed to give healthcare…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai created a program that helps hospitalized patients with opioid use disorders receive addiction consultations and improve patient outcomes. The study, published April 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by Cedars-Sinai and RAND, included 325 patients across…