In a combination of Maryland-based addiction treatment providers, Burtonsville-based Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers has completed a merger with Concerted Care Group (CCG), which is headquartered in Baltimore. Terms of the deal were not announced. Founded in 1973, Kolmac operates 13 locations across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, providing services including psychosocial assistance and medication-assisted […]
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Caron Treatment Centers CEO-elect assumes role Brad Sorte has officially taken over the reins of Caron Treatment Centers, assuming the positions of president and CEO after being named to the roles last December. He assumed duties from retired president and CEO Brad Tieman, who was with Wernersville, Pennsylvania-based Caron for more than 25 years. Tieman […]
BrightView buys Aspire BrightView Health has struck a deal to acquire Aspire, a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider in Chesapeake, Virginia. Financial terms of the transaction were not made public. Headquartered in Cincinnati, BrightView operates 39 SUD treatment clinics across Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Delaware. The comprehensive addiction treatment provider accepts Medicaid, Medicare and […]
UHS names new behavioral health hospital Beaumont Health and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) have officially announced the name of their new joint venture (JV) behavioral health hospital. Named Beaumont Behavioral Health, the new facility will open in Southfield, Michigan in the fall. The $40 million, 144-bed hospital will be located across the street from […]
Cortica, a technology-enabled autism treatment provider, has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round, the company announced Tuesday. Longitude Capital led the round, with additional participation from new and existing investors such as Questa Capital, Aperture Venture Partners, 406 Ventures and Adam Boehler, who is the CEO of health care investment firm […]
Since the Stonewall Inn demonstrations of 1969 helped catalyze the LGBTQ+ rights movement, the U.S. has made many social and legal strides to treat LGBTQ+ individuals more fairly. Still, as the nation celebrates Pride Month more than 50 years later, many people continue to face stigma related to their sexual orientation, creating a unique set […]
The nation’s seemingly never-ending substance use disorder (SUD) epidemic continues to kill record numbers of Americans every year. The crisis has gotten so bad that providers are turning to novel strategies to help. In the Pacific Northwest, one tactical move in the battle against SUD comes not from a standalone treatment center, but from inside […]
The global private equity giant KKR has created a new mental health services company called Geode Health, the firm announced Wednesday. The new platform will partner with psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists to offer in-person and virtual outpatient mental health treatment to children and adults across the U.S. The goal is to support clinicians so they […]
As the nation has again reached a record number of overdose deaths, many believe increased access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) could help. However, more needs to be done to increase MAT access for people of color specifically. At least, that’s the argument Barbara Andraka-Christou made in a recent article published in the June edition of […]
Lighthouse deepens its Indiana footprint Lighthouse Autism Center, which provides applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has opened the doors to two new locations in its home state of Indiana. Lighthouse’s Valparaiso is located in a newly remodeled facility, which includes therapy spaces for learning, along with a playroom. […]
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