Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare bucked industrywide staffing trends and improved its recruiting and retention in the first quarter of 2023, according to an April 27 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha.
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Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Holyoke, MassLive reported May 17.
Aurora-based University of Colorado Hospital is opening a 40-bed psychiatric center, The Colorado Sun reported May 15.
Somerset, Ky.-based Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, unveiled its renovated and rebranded behavioral health unit.
Provider shortages in healthcare have been widely reported, and the problem appears particularly acute in behavioral health — but private payers could be partially to blame, one expert says.
Widespread provider shortages are posing problems for healthcare organizations nationwide, but poor training and sagging work ethic among some new clinicians may be compounding the issue.
Owensboro, Ky.-based RiverValley Behavioral Health plans to open an addiction recovery center specifically for men this month, The Ohio County Monitor reported May 16.
Kevin Andrews has been named the next COO of Palm Springs, Fla.-based Retreat Behavioral Health.
The Housing Authority of Cook County in Illinois has placed behavioral health workers in 10 public housing communities, Fox 32 reported May 17.
University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.) has recently opened a standalone outpatient building offering mental health services.