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NCH Healthcare System to Transition Behavioral Health from Inpatient to Outpatient Program

NAPLES, Fla. – June 1, 2022 Effective June 1, 2022, NCH Healthcare System (NCH) will transition inpatient psychiatric services to a fully outpatient program. NCH will be collaborating with local behavioral health experts at David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health (DLC) to refer patients who may require inpatient services that present at an NCH hospital.

DLC encompasses several key areas of behavioral health, such as robust mental health and addiction recovery services, offered to individuals of all ages, and can provide life-changing assistance and support through their evidence-based education, prevention, intervention, and treatment.

“NCH remains committed to exceptional quality care for all families,” said Jonathan Kling, RN, Chief Operating Officer, NCH Healthcare System. “And that’s why we are proud to further enhance our collaborative relationship with the David Lawrence Centers to maintain the continuity of behavioral health care for our community. We are proud to work with DLC, one of the best in the provision of exceptional, comprehensive, and high-quality care.”

NCH employees currently working in the hospital psychiatric unit that are affected by this transition will be offered open positions available in other inpatient units throughout our two hospitals.

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