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The Hiram W. Davis Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., will close by the end of 2027.  In August 2024, Virginia announced plans to close the 150-bed medical facility. The site provides medical care to individuals receiving behavioral care in other…

The first report on childhood chronic disease from the White House’s Make America Healthy Again Commission raises concerns children are being overdiagnosed and overprescribed medication when it comes to behavioral health.  The commission published its report on the causes of…

Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System was granted more than $77 million to expand behavioral health services at two hospitals. Grant funds will be used to build a 10-bed inpatient medical detox and psychiatric care unit at San Leandro Hospital and…

A $42 million behavioral health campus in Vancouver, Wash., is slated to be completed in June but will not accept any patients, The Seattle Times reported May 21.  Washington lawmakers cut $74.4 million in funding for the new Brockmann Residential…

Portland-based MaineHealth has named Alex Keuroghlian, MD, as chief of MaineHealth Behavioral Health and chair of psychiatry at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center.  Dr. Keuroghlian will lead behavioral services across the MaineHealth system, and will oversee the system’s psychiatry teaching programs,…

Around 14% of psychiatric hospitals were private equity-owned in 2021, according to a study published May 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.  In 2013, around 8% of psychiatric hospitals were private equity-owned.  The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University in…

A growing number of children diagnosed with major depressive disorder are receiving psychotherapy and prescription treatment, according to a report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.  The May report, which examines trends in the diagnosis and treatment of major…