Addiction treatment provider BayMark Health Services is expanding again via acquisition, as its affiliate AppleGate Recovery has purchased Indianapolis-based Lucina Treatment Centers. Established in 2016, Lucina operates five clinics for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment throughout central and northeastern Indiana, which includes two locations in its Indianapolis homebase as well as three facilities in Kokomo, […]
Oceans Healthcare
Behavioral health services provider Oceans Healthcare has launched a new capital partnership with Webster Equity Partners to accelerate its growth even further. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, the company operates 33 locations in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, which includes 23 inpatient hospital campuses and 20 intensive outpatient programs. Founded in 2004, Oceans initially targeted services to […]
The year 2021 was defined by the many struggles that organizations had largely foisted on them directly or indirectly by the ups and downs of the coronavirus pandemic. But many providers learned how to adapt to the new normal and began to tackle the even bigger challenges that a changing industry leveled on behavioral health […]
Oceans Healthcare breaks ground on new hospital Oceans Healthcare is breaking ground on a new behavioral health hospital in Lubbock, Texas that is scheduled to open next fall. Oceans Behavioral Hospital Lubbock — which will provide inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for adults and seniors — will house 32 beds and employ a staff of […]
The volume of outpatient health care services has climbed for decades, as more Americans need assistance for a variety of concerns, including those pertaining to behavioral wellness. And as factors like value-based care payments have correlated with a rise in outpatient behavioral health assistance, C-suite leaders and investors are taking note. Indeed, outpatient behavioral health […]
The gradual move in behavioral health toward value-based care has shone a bright light on patient outcomes. With government and commercial insurers pivoting away from the traditional fee-for-service payment model, a number of providers are also embracing the arrangement. As some behavioral health executives tell it, value-based care is an effective way to keep many […]
On September 9, the Biden administration issued a mandate for all health care workers at federally funded facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The order also extends to behavioral health care workers, whom a leading industry group last year described as being an afterthought when it came to inoculating frontline staff. A number of behavioral health […]
Oceans Healthcare enters JV to build new behavioral hospital Oceans Healthcare has entered into a joint venture (JV) partnership to build a behavioral health hospital in south central Oklahoma. Oceans is teaming up with Norman Regional Health System for the project. Together, the pair will construct Behavioral Health Porter Village, a 48-bed hospital expected to […]
Oceans opens new behavioral hospital Oceans Healthcare has opened a new behavioral health hospital in North Baton Rouge. The facility is Oceans’ third in the area, tripling the provider’s capacity to provide inpatient care in the community. The new 40-bed hospital brings Oceans’ total bed count in Baton Rouge up to 60. The new Oceans […]
Oceans Healthcare enters JV to build new facility, expand services Oceans Healthcare has announced a joint venture (JV) with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, a Corpus Christi, Texas-based hospital operator, to expand its behavioral health care services in the southern coastal part of the state. As part of the arrangement, the pair will build a behavioral […]