Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate University Hospital opened the Kimberly and John Mezzalingua Pediatric Behavioral Health After Hours Center to provide an alternative to the emergency department for children and adolescents experiencing acute emotional or behavioral distress that does not require emergency…
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Florida had the most facilities flagged worse than the national psychiatric readmission rate, with 19 — nearly two and a half times California’s total, the next-highest state, according to data from CMS. The agency’s Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program,…
Behavioral health-related emergency department visits among Capital Blue Cross members dropped 9% in 2025 versus the 2022 to 2024 average, according to an Aug. 17 report from the insurer. The improvement was even sharper for members who got care sooner…
The number of designated mental health professional shortage areas increased from 6,418 in 2024 to 6,807 as of Dec. 31, while the estimated number of practitioners needed to eliminate those shortages rose from about 6,200 to 6,800. In response to…
Nevada wildfires force hospital closure, evacuations of behavioral health patients: 5 things to know
A fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills has forced two Northern Nevada Health System facilities in the Reno, Nev., area to evacuate patients and close, according to CBS News and The New York Times. Here are five things to know: 1. The…
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An individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis walks into the emergency department. Instead of lying on a gurney in the hallway or sitting in a chaotic waiting room, they’re led to a recliner chair in a calm environment and seen…
Connecticut invested more than $4 million in opioid settlement funds into the development of mobile methadone units aimed at expanding access to treatment, according to an Aug. 17 CT Mirror report. The APT Foundation — a nonprofit organization based in…
Nevada reduced the percentage of children with behavioral health disabilities placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities from 35% to 16% since January 2025, The Nevada Independent reported Aug. 13. The decline comes as the state works to comply with a…
University of Kentucky HealthCare based in Lexington opened an Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) unit in July 2024 to treat behavioral health patients outside its emergency departments — a design choice that differs from many models nationally. The…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health’s Same-Day Solutions Ambulatory Pilot Program increased the number of patients who completed a behavioral health appointment after being referred for care by 50% at pilot sites. The program, launched in July 2025, connects patients who express…