Becker's Healthcare April 3, 2025
Rylee Wilson

Hospitals shouldn’t be daunted by taking on multiple levels of behavioral healthcare at once, according to Jonathan Alpert, MD, chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

New York City.-based Montefiore Health System is launching seven new outpatient behavioral health programs, including behavioral health urgent care, a new outpatient clinic for children and a partial hospitalization program for adults.

The goal behind the new programs is to address gaps in care, Dr. Alpert told Becker’s. The new urgent care and partial hospitalization programs connect to the hospital’s inpatient services.

“Even though it’s a lot for our team to do all at once, there are a lot of interconnections that...

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