York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health received initial accreditation to launch a psychiatry residency program from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., is reportedly laying off workers in the billing department, ABC affiliate KJCT reported May 31.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson intends to reopen the Roseland Mental Health Center and open two new mental health service sites on the city's West Side, WTTW reported May 30.
Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Hospital will remain open after striking a deal with Rocky Mountain Health Plans, the Denver Post reported May 30.
Deaths from fentanyl were 24 times higher in 2022 than in 2013, according to a May 28 report from USA Facts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis.
Construction is underway on a $100 million behavioral health facility in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported May 28.
Psychiatrists said that the aspect of their role they find most difficult is dealing with difficult patients, according to a survey published May 24 by Medscape.
CMS' proposed payment rate increases for inpatient psychiatric care in 2025 are inadequate, the American Hospital Association wrote in a letter to the agency.
Optum's acquisitions of behavioral health providers have helped it cut wait times for appointments, Optum CEO Heather Cianfrocco said.
Mental health treatment centers have opened in several states within the last seven weeks, and there are more in development.