Recovery Centers of America Acquires Adolescent & Young Adult Advocates

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based Recovery Centers of America has acquired the mental health and addiction treatment provider Adolescent & Young Adult Advocates. Recovery Centers of America said the acquisition will help the company address early-stage addiction in outpatient settings. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Adolescent & Young Adult Advocates is based in […]

Recovery Centers of America Hires Aetna Vet to Lead Mental Health Expansion

Recovery Centers of America hired two new executives to lead its expanding mental health services business. On Tuesday, the King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based addiction treatment center provider named Dr. Hyong Un as chief medical officer and Dr. Peter Vernig as vice president of mental health services, according to a news release. The addiction-focused provider is […]

WellStone Part of Growing Trend of Behavioral Health Providers Moving Toward Value-Based Care

As health care continues to move more in the direction of value-based care, there is seemingly increased recognition among providers that either they get on board with the transition to measurement-based outcomes for patients or get left behind. Scourges like the pandemic and the substance use disorder epidemic have resulted in a surge in demand […]

Owl Health Chosen by RCA for Patient Outcomes Measurement Platform

Cloud-based behavioral health company Owl Health announced a partnership Monday with the Recovery Centers of America (RCA), where it will provide its measurement-based care (MBC) platform to the treatment operator. The MBC platform contains a library of over 250 evidence-based measures, with collected data used by providers to assess clinical outcomes of patients being treated […]

SUD Treatment Providers Split on Buprenorphine Flexibilities Nixed by Biden

At Landmark Recovery’s nine inpatient recovery centers across the U.S., patients battling opioid use disorder (OUD) only get access to buprenorphine for short stints, usually as a detox medication. But Senior Medical Director Melvin Pohl would like to start offering the drug as part of long-term treatment, with patients being referred to community providers who […]

RCA Unveils Push to Hire Nearly 700 Behavioral Health Workers

Recovery Centers of America (RCA) announced plans Wednesday to fill nearly 700 positions across six states. Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, RCA is a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider with 10 inpatient treatment centers, eight outpatient facilities and five opioid treatment programs across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Indiana and Chicagoland. The positions […]

Pipeline: Kindred’s Latest Behavioral Project; RCA, Odyssey Add Multiple New Locations

Kindred enters JV to add new behavioral, rehabilitation hospital Kindred Healthcare has entered into a joint venture with Antelope Valley Hospital to build and operate a new hospital in northern Los Angeles County. The 125,000-square-foot facility will have 96 behavioral beds and 25 acute inpatient rehabilitation beds. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Kindred is a specialty […]

Movers & Shakers: Ocean Recovery Hires New COO; Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare’s Executive Changeups

Ocean Recovery adds new COO Ocean Recovery — a Newport Beach, California-based addiction and eating disorder treatment center — has hired a new COO. Cade Saurage stepped into the role this November. He has more than 19 years of industry experience. Before becoming COO of Ocean Recovery, Saurage spent eight years serving as the director […]

RCA Sees 300% Patient Growth, Continues Its Expansion Across U.S.

For many behavioral health organizations, the coronavirus has increased costs while decreasing revenues. Social distancing protocols have made things especially difficult for residential providers, forcing many to reduce their censuses, even amid heightened demand for services. But for Recovery Centers of America (RCA) — a private equity-backed substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider — the […]