Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States. Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas California has the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
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Staten Island University Hospital in New York City was awarded state grant funding to expand behavioral health and addiction services across the borough. The hospital is part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health. The funding includes $3.5 million in…
Leader Standard Work provides a proven operating model for consistently aligning leader behaviors around what matters most— standardized communications, leader rounding, etc—but has historically been difficult to scale. In this session, nursing executives from UNC Health and Boston Medical Center…
Mar 19, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Nancy W. Gaden, DNP RN FAAN, SVP / Chief Nursing Officer at Boston Medical Center
- Nicole Kolacz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE, Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at UNC REX Healthcare
- Kelly Sutton MHA, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CPAN, Director Perioperative Services, HOPD Clinics at UNC Rex Healthcare
- Joel Ray COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio
Overall, 83% of mental health treatment facilities accept private insurance in the United States. Wyoming has the greatest percentage of centers that take commercial insurance, whereas California and the District of Columbia have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
Boston Children’s Hospital is developing a $650 million pediatric psychiatric hospital on Franciscan Children’s campus in Boston following a $100 million donation — the largest in the hospital’s history — aimed at integrating mental health across pediatric medicine and eliminating…
As behavioral health crises drive prolonged emergency department boarding and staff burnout, health systems are adopting targeted strategies to ease the burden and improve care transitions. From building dedicated billing teams to integrating technology into daily workflow, behavioral health leaders…
Bridgeway, a nonprofit organization offering behavioral health and developmental disability services in Galesburg, Ill., has appointed Clay Cunningham vice president of behavioral health. In the role, Mr. Cunningham will lead the organization’s behavioral health program, CEO Staci Danner said Feb.…
Nurse turnover is draining margins across healthcare organizations, often without being fully measured or understood. While vacancy rates may look manageable on paper, the true impact shows up elsewhere: rising premium pay, missed coverage, longer time to fill roles, and…
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The American Hospital Association has partnered with the FBI to develop resources aimed at preventing targeted violence in healthcare settings. As part of the partnership, the FBI enlisted national experts to contribute to a leadership guide designed to help healthcare…
Sanford Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., has pledged $2 million to support Children’s Home Society’s new campus in Rapid City, S.D., Dakota News Now reported Feb. 9. The donation will support the organization’s residential treatment program, which serves children…