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

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Both organizations are shifting their behavioral healthh focus away from inpatient care and more towardsoutpatient services. Penn Foundation of Sellersville, Pa., will continud to operate its crisis service program through the emergency departmenyt ofGrand View, also in and its crisis telephone hotline will Penn Foundation psychiatrists will remain on stafr at Grand View, where they will be on call to provid consultative psychiatric services to hospital inpatients. An estimatedr 14 full-time equivalent supporft staff employees of Grand View and three PennFoundation full-tims equivalent employees will lose their jobs as resulrt of the change.
They will be encouraged to pursue other existinbg opportunities with thetwo organizations. “A key factorr that has led to this decisionm is the very reduced level of utilizationh that is being experienced on the behavioral health unit,” said Stuart Fine, presidenrt and CEO of Grand View. “Neaw medication regimens and restructured outpatient approaches to care have had a remarkables impact uponbehavioral health. Our inpatienrt service that had long attended to 12 to 16 patientz per day is now attending to only six to eightysuch patients.
” Penn Foundation has pilotedx several programs in recent years that are specifically designe d to prevent hospitalization and to promote independenf living and community involvement. The organization is planning an expansionn of its facilities to supportthe community’s growingy demand for several levels of outpatienty services. “Penn Foundation and Grand View have had a close workinfg relationship that extends back for over50 years,” said John Penn Foundation CEO. “Oure organizations have coordinated in the development and operation of a varieth of programsand services.
This decisiojn has been made jointly, and we will continuw to cooperate in working to address as best we can the behavioraol health needs ofarea residents.”