Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health is bringing its psychiatric and behavioral health programs together under one systemwide brand, Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. The transition includes inpatient and outpatient programs formerly operated by Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, according to…
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Workers at Rogers Behavioral Health facilities in West Allis and Madison, Wis., voted to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers amid pushback from the provider. There are approximately 63 workers in West Allis and 33 in West Madison who…
With industry labor costs approaching $900 billion and many organizations losing significant nursing time to administrative work, even small inefficiencies carry major financial consequences. EMRs, HRIS platforms, ERP systems and scheduling tools each support critical functions but the data rarely…
Jun 25, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM America/Chicago
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Bharat Sundaram
Chief Executive Officer, Hallmark
Bonnie Jensen
Chief Nurse Executive, Bryan Health
Pediatric long-term residential care demands continuous visibility across dispersed neighborhoods, especially for children moving on and off mechanical ventilation. Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center expanded ventilator beds in its home-like environment and adopted a customizable clinical surveillance platform integrating ventilator and…
Jun 25, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Yelena Yadgarova
Director of Respiratory Services, Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
Christopher Moore
Director of Quality, Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center
Giridhar Poondi
NA Regional Marketing Acute Care Informatics, Philips
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has committed $255 million to New York City-based Vibrant Emotional Health to support the operation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Here are four things to know:
As 988 call volumes continue to rise, Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone is investing in its “three-legged stool” approach — workforce training, quality improvement and clinical support — to prepare staff for increasingly high-acuity and socially complex calls. Centerstone operates 988 lifeline…
As behavioral health systems move beyond the immediate post-pandemic push to expand care access, leaders across the industry are increasingly asking a more complex question: What does high-quality behavioral healthcare look like? For Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral…
Behavioral health leaders are increasingly being asked to balance safety, access, staffing pressures and financial realities, often all at the same time. Sarah Hollins, director of behavioral health services at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va., recently…
Few hospital decisions carry more downstream impact than the ED disposition call: discharge, observation or inpatient admission. The wrong determination can trigger denials, audits and revenue loss long after the patient has gone home. This new white paper from a…
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Psychiatrists reported an average 3% compensation decline in 2025, even as most physicians overall saw pay growth that outpaced inflation, according to Medscape’s 2026 physician compensation report. The report was based on an online survey of U.S. physicians. Respondents were…