Radiology Partners has named Matt Peterson president of RP Clinical Services and Krishna Nallamshetty, MD, chief operating officer of RP Clinical Services, effective July 20. Mr. Peterson, who most recently served as executive vice president and president of the behavioral…
Behavioral Health
Behavioral healthcare M&A activity climbed in 2025, and transactions in 2026 suggest continuing activity across the sector. Deal volume rose more than 42% in 2025 with 104 publicly announced transactions, compared to 73 in 2024 and 83 in 2023. Here…
Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center launched Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), a community-based behavioral health program for individuals ages 10 to 24. The program is based at the Staten Island Mental Health Society, a division of Richmond University…
In 2023, adults younger than 65 with employer-sponsored insurance who received inpatient mental health treatment were most often treated for depressive disorders, while nearly three-fourths of substance use treatment stays were for alcohol-related disorders, according to a KFF analysis. The…
The next access challenge is not opening more doors into care. It is keeping young people supported after they walk through one. TL;DR: Screening identified the crisis. Referrals exposed the bottleneck. Even strong integrated behavioral health models cannot fully support…
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Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Behavioral Health Hospital has launched a partial hospitalization program to bridge the care gap between inpatient care and outpatient services. The structured daytime treatment program will provide intensive behavioral healthcare without requiring an overnight hospital stay,…
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has opened a behavioral health hospital in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The Texas Legislature approved funding for the hospital, and Dallas-based Children’s Health provided funding for the hospital’s pediatric wing,…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has received nearly $150,000 from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to support new technology at Hackensack Meridian K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, N.J. The funding will support the installation of five interactive…
A consensus has formed across five large health systems: Clinical integration of behavioral health is instrumental to improving outcomes across specialties and reducing overall utilization. Elicia Bunch, vice president of behavioral health at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth, told Becker’s true clinical…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler opened a dedicated activity space for residents with behavioral health concerns and expanded its Mental Health Assistants program. Ninety percent of the residents at the skilled nursing facility have a behavioral health diagnosis,…