Good Samaritan Hospital is set to close the inpatient psychiatric facility at its Mission Oaks location in Los Gatos, Cal., in August, according to a July 2 report from The Mercury News.
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Benton County, Wash., has opted to spend $4.8 million to buy a building to use for a future regional mental health facility over leasing the property, according to a July 5 report from the Tri-City Herald.
UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Twin Lakes in Somerset, Pa., has expanded its inpatient treatment facility, according to a June 30 report from the Daily American.
Acadia Healthcare has partnered with SolutionHealth — the parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health — to build a new behavioral health hospital in Southeast New Hampshire.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based Headspace Health has laid off 15 percent of its workforce, according to a June 29 report from the Los Angeles Times.
Here are 12 behavioral health centers that have opened or expanded that Becker's has reported on in June:
The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education, has awarded an additional five-year contract to increase access to behavioral health support to students and staff at Bureau-funded schools and programs.
Behavioral health providers Woods Systems of Care and Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services have announced their intent to affiliate.
Boston Children's Hospital and Brighton, Mass.-based Franciscan Children's will close on an affiliation agreement and partner to expand mental health care for children, according to a June 29 report from NBC affiliate WBTS.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has recognized Dartmouth Health psychiatrist Jeffrey C. Fetter, MD, as an NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist, according to a June 29 news release shared with Becker's.