Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare has shared plans to consolidate two hospitals in east central Illinois, designating one as an inpatient behavioral health facility. Under the change, OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana and OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center…
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San Francisco plans to convert the Behavioral Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital into a locked psychiatric facility for homeless individuals, the San Francisco Standard reported June 4. The conversion is part of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s broader plan…
Behavioral health company Lucet has purchased GuideWell’s Emcara Health, a national, value-based medical group focused on delivering home-based care to clinically complex and high-risk populations. The acquisition looks to address the growing need for integrated care models that are aligned…
Los Angeles Jewish Health, a nonprofit senior care provider, has been awarded $28 million from the state to support the expansion of inpatient behavioral health services. The grant is funded through a bond initiative passed by voters in 2024 to…
UC San Diego Health and Imperial County Behavioral Health Services are launching a new psychiatry residency program, a first of its kind program in the region. Imperial County is a federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Area for mental health services. The…
Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health has opened its fourth behavioral health clinic. The 5,250-square-foot facility offers adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, adult therapy, and child and adolescent therapy, according to a May 29 news release. The location will house 17…
Seaside Health System of Baton Rouge (La.) has been sold to New Jersey investment firm The Graph Group for $7.3 million, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Seaside is a behavioral health provider offering a broad range of…
Oregon has established the Behavioral Health Talent Council to offer new strategies to address the state’s behavioral health workforce crisis. The new council will develop a recommended workforce action plan by January 31, 2026, to expand on the recommendations of…
The number of U.S. counties at high risk of maternal mental-health disorders rose from 700 in 2023 to 796 in 2025, and counties with “severe” risk nearly tripled from 24 to 92, according to a Policy Center for Maternal Mental…
Vail (Colo.) Health opened the first inpatient behavioral health facility between Denver and Salt Lake City, The Daily Sentinel reported June 2. The Precourt Health Center opened May 5 and has 28 beds to serve adults and adolescents experiencing acute…