Investors Project Behavioral Health Will Be the Most Active Medical Speciality in 2023

Investors project that behavioral health will have the most investment of any medical specialty over the next 12 to 24 months. That’s according to new data from KPMG’s 2023 Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook. Specifically, 20% of survey respondents said that behavioral health was the medical specialty most likely for investment, with another 19% […]

Behavioral Health Transactions Down After ‘Outlier Year,’ But Ample Dealmaking Action Still Expected

Behavioral health deal pace is slowing after 2021’s record-breaking year. Overall, the behavioral health sector saw 53 deals in the first half of 2022. That’s according to data from KPMG LLP, Epstein Becker & Green and FocalPoint Partners. “It’s more of an entire marketplace phenomenon as opposed to a behavioral health deficiency that’s dragging down […]

Behavioral Health Joint Ventures Sprout as Demand Rises

A new report by VMG Health examines the trend for non-profit hospital systems to form joint ventures with for-profit behavioral health providers, stating that the combinations have become more common in recent years due to the surge in demand for behavioral health services, limited bed capacity, and the ability for “both the non-profit and strategic […]

Movers & Shakers: Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Hires COO; Promises Behavioral Health’s New Marketing Chief

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare names new president, COO Brentwood, Tennessee-based Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare, which provides a variety of treatment services at centers in seven states, has named Richard Clark as president and COO. Clark has more than 30 years of experience in health care, most recently serving as president of the Western Group for Franklin, Tennessee-based […]