Acadia Healthcare Announces New 120-Bed Facility; Oceans Healthcare Partners with Ochsner Lafayette General

Monte Nido, Discovery Behavioral Health announced eating disorder treatment facilities Miami-based Monte Nido & Affiliates and Irvine, California-based Discovery Behavioral Health announced it is opening new facilities to treat eating disorders. Monte Nido, which specializes in eating disorder treatment and is among the largest in that space, announced in November two new facilities — a […]

Discovery Behavioral Health Names New SUD Leader

Discovery Behavioral Health Inc. has named Jennifer Carvalho president of its substance use division. The Irvine, California-based diversified behavioral health provider is promoting Carvalho to the role. She previously served as vice president of the substance use disorder division and CEO of the facility Casa Palmera in Del Mara, California. Carvalho reports to Discovery Behavioral […]

Payer Interest Is Driving Behavioral Health Consolidation

Behavioral health consolidation will accelerate as payers deepen their involvement and increase their focus on the industry. The last decade or so — accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic — has seen an influx in capital and professionalization in the fragmented behavioral health industry. But as behavioral health becomes increasingly relevant in the wider health care […]

Discovery Expands to 15th State, Acquires 110-Bed Brookdale Premiere Addiction Recovery

Los Alamitos, California-based Discovery Behavioral Health has expanded into Pennsylvania with the acquisition of Brookdale Premiere Addiction Recovery. This marks the company’s 15th state market. The Scotrun, Pennsylvania-based 110-bed residential addiction treatment facility sits on a 100-acre campus in the Pocono Mountains. Opened in 2019, the facility touts its Signature Program as “the standard for high-end […]

Discovery Behavioral Health Announces Acquisition of 12-Site Outpatient Mental Health Provider

Discovery Behavioral Health Inc. has acquired Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry.  Los Alamitos, California-based Discovery Behavioral Health expands its presence in Texas and California through the deal. Based in Huntington Beach, California, Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry operates 12 locations, according to a news release. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal […]

Movers & Shakers: Summit BHC Adds SVP From BCBS; Headspace Health Sees Board Turnover

Discovery Behavioral Health hires chief medical officer Los Alamitos, California-based Discovery Behavioral Health hired Dr. Matthew Ruble, a psychiatrist, as its chief medical officer. He reports to the company CEO and President John Peloquin. Discovery Behavioral Health operates 130 mental health, substance use and eating disorder treatment centers in 13 states. Before joining the company, […]

Discovery Behavioral Health Launches Integrated Outpatient Division and Executive Team

Discovery Behavioral Health (DBH) is rolling out a new integrated division that combines traditional, telehealth and specialized outpatient services to treat depression and substance use disorders (SUDs). DiscoveryMD is the fourth division of Los Alamitos, California-based DBH, which operates over 130 centers in 13 states for mental health, SUD and eating disorder treatment. DiscoveryMD will […]

Oceans Healthcare Gets New Investment From Webster Equity Partners as It Plans to Ramp Up Expansion

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 […]

Talkiatry Adds to Leadership Team, DBH Taps New Leader of Virtual Programming

Talkiatry fills leadership roles with new hires Virtual behavioral health provider Talkiatry has added to its leadership team with two new hires. Adam Bunke joins New York-based Talkiatry as its head of design. Bunke comes to the company from Philips, where he was a design director and creative strategist for the global conglomerate. Bunke has […]

Talkiatry Fills Senior VP Role; New Appointments Tapped for Discovery, Promises Affiliates

Talkiatry adds senior vice president of operations Virtual behavioral health provider Talkiatry has named Vanessa Cao as its senior vice president of operations. Cao joins Talkiatry from New York-based wellness startup HealthQuarters, where she was the company’s head of operations. She has also previously held managerial roles with New York-based health system NYU Langone Health […]