Whether it is for recurring issues like substance use disorder (SUD) and depression or for new problems related to the pandemic and civil unrest, more Americans are seeking behavioral health help. And more providers are rising to the challenge of delivering services, with some of them going above and beyond to personalize the experience for […]
Caron Treatment Centers has spent much of its 60-plus-year lifespan making a name for itself as a private pay substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider. But in recent years, the not-for-profit broke into the insurance market in a big way: These days, about 80% of its patients are covered by commercial payers, according to Caron’s […]
LifeStance Health creates, fills new C-Suite position LifeStance Health, a private equity-backed outpatient behavioral health provider, has named Felicia Gorcyca as its first chief people officer. Gorcyca comes to LifeStance Health from TPG Capital — a Dallas-based private equity company that backs LifeStance alongside Summit Partners and Silversmith Capital Partners — where she was an […]
Broadstep purchases youth-focused behavioral operator Raleigh, North Carolina-based Broadstep Behavioral Health — a provider of community and residential services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), as well as behavioral health conditions — has announced its acquisition of the South Carolina-based residential treatment provider Excalibur Youth Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]
Caron fills CEO spot with internal hire Caron Treatment Centers has named Bradley F. Sorte as its new CEO. Sorte, who has been with the company for nearly 10 years, will take over for longtime CEO Doug Tieman, who is retiring June 30. Sorte currently serves as EVP and chief strategy and growth officer at […]
The COVID-19 emergency has only exacerbated the nation’s substance use disorder (SUD) crisis, which was already a national emergency in and of itself. Amid the coronavirus, overdose deaths have spiked, with the nation seeing about a 10% increase in fatalities in the first three months of the year, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
Caron Treatment Centers is doubling down on its differentiators: its specialty treatment programs and ever-growing medical expertise. Headquartered in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, Caron is a not-for-profit substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider with more than 60 years of experience under its belt. It offers a variety of services in Pennsylvania, Florida, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and […]
Maine’s largest mental health provider gets new president Maine’s largest mental health provider has selected a new president. Kelly Barton will officially step into the role at Maine Behavioral Healthcare in early October. Maine Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit that serves more than 20,000 patients across 30 locations in the state. It’s part of the […]