New Mexico had the highest alcohol-induced death rate per 100,000 residents in 2024, while New Jersey had the lowest, according to KFF. Age-adjusted death rates were determined by applying age-specific mortality rates to the 2000 U.S. standard population distribution. Rates…
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West Virginia had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses of any state in 2024, according to a new analysis from KFF. The analysis is based on finalized 2024 opioid overdose death totals from the CDC’s WONDER database, which uses…
White Plains, N.Y.-based Westchester County has opened a safety-net mental health clinic. The facility provides outpatient mental healthcare services for adults, including therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, group therapy, health assessments, referrals, peer services, interfaith support and treatment for co-occurring…
San Bernardino County in California will receive $1.1 million in federal community project funding to rehabilitate the Merrill Center Crisis Stabilization Unit in Fontana. The behavioral health facility serves as a mental health urgent care center and stabilizes between 300…
Kansas City, Kan.-based Wyandot Behavioral Health Network will open its downtown wellness center March 9, expanding access to mental healthcare and substance use services in Eastern Wyandotte County. The center will offer outpatient mental healthcare, substance use treatment, medication services…
Health insurance disenrollment is associated with greater death risk for opioid use disorder patients, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study published March 4. The study reviewed patients with both private and public insurance who were at least 16 years old…
California’s push to implement new nurse-to-patient ratios at psychiatric hospitals has sparked widespread concern among hospital leaders and advocacy groups, who warn the rules could reduce an already limited psychiatric capacity, increase emergency department boarding and strain the behavioral health workforce. …
Leigh Holston has exited her role as CEO of Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., and stepped into a new interim role, a spokesperson for Universal Health Services, which operates the hospital, confirmed to Becker’s. Kippy Woodlief, DNP, RN, is now interim CEO…
Patient revenue recovery now directly influence margin performance and patient experience, and results are trending in the wrong direction. Insured patients account for more than half of bad debt, while overall collection rates continue to decline. Traditional approaches — prioritizing…
GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce the risk of developing and dying from substance use disorders, a study found. The study, led by researchers at St. Louis-based WashU Medicine and published March 4 in The BMJ, analyzed data from more than…