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Agreement enhances local commitment to behavioral healthcare LAKE COUNTY, Ind. – Franciscan Health is partnering with US HealthVest to provide management services for behavioral health programs across its Lake County hospitals beginning May 1. Under the agreement, US...

Evergreen Behavioral Health Expands Access to Care in South Chicagoland Des Plaines, IL – January 1, 2026 – Chicago Behavioral Hospital launched Evergreen Behavioral Health, a new offsite outpatient program in Evergreen Park. Located on the campus of OSF Little...

New hospital to expand access to vital behavioral health services in Greater Peoria FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Peoria, Illinois | May 15, 2025) – OSF HealthCare and US HealthVest have officially broken ground on Meadowview Behavioral Hospital, a new state-of-the-art...

Hospital extending capacity to 145 psychiatric beds. Marysville, WA, June 18, 2024 — Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital announced the addition of 30 new beds, which will allow for an expansion of substance abuse programs, including detoxification, dual diagnosis, and...

New Lenox, IL – April 30, 2024 – Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Imran Shakir, presented with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at a press conference at Silver Cross Hospital. The event highlighted Governor Pritzker’s Healthcare Protection Act,...

US HealthVest to manage behavioral health services at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center New York, NY – April 1, 2024 – US HealthVest is expanding its partnership with OSF HealthCare to include management of services provided at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in...

New York, NY, March 18, 2024 – US HealthVest announced today that Richard Kresch, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 14th Annual Becker’s Healthcare Meeting in Chicago. Dr. Richard Kresch will lead a panel discussion on hospital mergers and...

Hospital opening two units extending capacity to 138 beds Lacey, WA, January 25, 2024 – With mental health at crisis levels in Washington, South Sound Behavioral Hospital has added 30 new inpatient beds to meet the need. As one of the largest freestanding psychiatric...

Chicago, IL – Richard Kresch, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer led a panel discussion on joint ventures at the Behavioral Health Business INVEST 2023 Conference. The panel discussion focused on US HealthVest’s strategy and experience in building joint...

OSF HealthCare and US HealthVest receive approval for new hospitalBehavioral health facility to be named Meadowview Behavioral Hospital FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shelli Dankoff, Media Relations Supervisor – OSF HealthCare [email protected]...

Inpatient treatment facility will be the largest south of Chicago Peoria, IL — OSF HealthCare and US HealthVest have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to build a behavioral health facility in Peoria, Illinois. Together, they will develop and construct...

New York, NY – US HealthVest announced today that Richard Kresch, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the Jefferies 2022 Healthcare Conference. The presentation details are as follows: Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Eastern...

By Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital New Lenox, IL — The recent suicide of performer Naomi Judd at age 76 after battling depression for years shows mental health issues do not discriminate when it comes to age, income or gender, experts say. And during Mental Health...

New York, NY – US HealthVest announced today that Martina Sze, Chief Development Officer, will present at the Bisnow Boston Healthcare Summit on a panel discussion focused on prioritizing, managing, and designing behavioral health facilities. The presentation details...

Marysville, WA – With mental health at a crisis level in the region, Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital is announcing the opening of services for transgender and non-binary adolescents in Western Washington. “Our community is facing a mental health crisis in the...

Behavioral Hospital Expands to 111 Beds to Meet the Need   Monroe, Georgia – US HealthVest marked the five-year anniversary of Ridgeview Institute-Monroe by opening a new addition on the top floor with 23 psychiatric beds for adult programs. The hospital now...

MONROE, GA – Ridgeview Institute – Monroe has partnered with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Mental Health Task Force (MHTF) to further end the stigma and culture surrounding mental illness in their communities. Sheriff Keybo Taylor and the Gwinnett...

Nearly 1 in 5 adults in Georgia battle mental illness each year SMYRNA, Georgia – Ridgeview Institute is modernizing the standard of care for behavioral health treatment for Georgians in need of mental health and addiction services, thanks to a new partnership with...

MARYSVILLE, WA - With mental health at a crisis level in the region, Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital is announcing an expansion of services for adolescents and adults in Western Washington. New programming includes an Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Program,...

CHICAGO, IL – The Center for Addiction Treatment and Recovery, located at Holy Cross Hospital, is now open to provide substance abuse care for underserved communities on Chicago’s Southwest and West sides. Sinai Chicago has partnered with US HealthVest, a national...

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (Inside Indiana Business) — While the emergency phase of the pandemic is coming to an end with vaccination rates on the rise, rates of mental health and behavioral issues due to anxiety and stress are on the rise, according to Mental Health America....

US HealthVest today announced that Richard Kresch, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer will present at the Jefferies 2021 Healthcare Conference.

US HealthVest announced the opening of Hendricks Behavioral Hospital, a newly constructed hospital offering a full continuum of specialized inpatient and day hospital addiction and psychiatric services. Hendricks Behavioral Hospital has formed a strategic partnership with Hendricks Regional Health, a premier Indianapolis health system, to meet the growing need for behavioral health services in Indiana.

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb addressed the team at Hendricks Behavioral Hospital to share his excitement for new programs in Hendricks County. WATCH THE VIDEO

Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital has opened a Specialized Men’s Unit. This programming expands mental health treatment services specifically for men in Southern and Western suburbs of Chicagoland. This specialized program is designed to treat the unique mental health...