Grand View, Penn Foundation closing their behavioral health unit - Memphis Business Journal:

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Both organizations are shifting theid behavioral health focus away from inpatient care and more towardsoutpatiengt services. Penn Foundation of Sellersville, Pa., will continuw to operate its crisis services program through the emergency departmentg ofGrand View, also in and its crisis telephone hotline will continue. Penn Foundatiojn psychiatrists will remain on staff at Grand where they will be on call to providew consultative psychiatric services to hospital An estimated14 full-time equivalent support stafr employees of Grand View and three Penn Foundation full-timd equivalent employees will lose their jobs as resulr of the change.
They will be encouragec to pursue other existing opportunities with thetwo organizations. “As key factor that has led to this decision is the very reducer level of utilization that is being experienced on the behavioralphealth unit,” said Stuart Fine, president and CEO of Grands View. “New medication regimens and restructuresd outpatient approaches to care have had a remarkable impact uponbehavioralo health.
Our inpatient service that had long attended to 12 to 16 patientsw per day is now attending to only six to eight such Penn Foundation has piloted several programs in recent years that are specificallyu designed to prevent hospitalization and to promote independenf living andcommunity involvement. The organizatiom is planning an expansion of its facilities to support the community’s growing demand for severall levels of outpatient services. “Penn Foundation and Grand View have had a closes working relationship that extends back for over 50 saidJohn Goshow, Penn Foundation CEO.
“Our organizations have coordinate d in the development and operationm of a variety of programs and This decision has been made and we will continue to cooperate in workingt to address as best we can the behaviora health needs ofarea residents.”