Eastpointe and Sandhills Center have agreed to merge to form the second-biggest behavioral health managed care organization in North Carolina, according to an Aug. 11 report from Goldsboro Daily News.
Behavioral Health News
Brian Hyatt, MD, a psychiatrist at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark., and former medical director of the hospital's behavioral health unit, is now facing 31 lawsuits for false imprisonment and more, according to an Aug. 8 report from local…
Premera Blue Cross has created its Matchmaker for Behavioral Health program to help members connect with a provider who fits their specific needs.
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is leading the effort to build a central receiving facility for four mental healthcare facilities in Gainesville, Fla., according to an Aug. 10 report from Main St Daily News.
Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has opened a new Lifeskills South Florida campus in Fort Lauderdale.
Children's Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation that will support the expansion of Children's Medical Center Plano in Texas, NBCDFW reported Aug. 10.
Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, has nearly doubled its inpatient behavioral health capacity with a new 24-bed behavioral health unit, The Ames Tribune reported Aug. 8.
The El Camino Healthcare District and El Camino Health are allocating $11.02 million in grants to programs in 10 California cities within Santa Clara County.
Mental health provider Oaklawn held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crisis center in South Bend, Ind., The South Bend Tribune reported Aug. 8.
Strafford County has signed a deal with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to make 16 beds available for nursing home eligible citizens at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, Foster's Daily Democrat reported Aug. 9.