She previously donated $100 million to her alma mater, Northwestern University. It's not the first time that Elliott has made a nine-figure donation. Cynthia Hunt, at the press conference.Įlliott has served on the Montage Health Foundation's board of trustees and worked on other projects. It may even include family home therapy, said psychiatrist Dr. MORE: Natividad Medical Center increases organ donation by 40 percent "In California, it takes years to build a hospital," he said. He said he hopes to have the programs begin within five years of finding the clinical director, possibly before the hospital wing opens. Though the exact nature of those programs will be determined after a national search for a clinical director, Packer said he expects it to include efforts to connect therapists with the children's primary care doctor with support to continue into early adulthood. Its design will be warm and welcoming to provide a calm atmosphere, he said. That's why Elliot's donation was key - it will fund the Ohana facility, which also will provide mental health treatment in outpatient form to prevent such crises from occurring, said Montage Health President/CEO Dr. Such units are so expensive it's difficult to maintain at a profit, even before healthcare reform, he said. "There's nothing between Fremont and LA (for youths with a mental health emergency)," he said.Ībout one to two youths arrive there to wait for a bed to open up elsewhere, he said. Recently, one youth waited several days at CHOMP, which can hold juveniles temporarily but cannot treat them at its adult unit, until a bed opened up in San Diego, Jacobson said. When a behavioral crisis strikes a young person and their family, such as suicidal thoughts, they may spend days in an emergency room while waiting for a bed to be found in a county two or more hours away, he said. MORE: Event provides tools to combat mental stress on Salinas' east side Eric Jacobson, medical director at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. It will have between 18 and 24 psychiatric hospital beds for youths experiencing a psychological crisis as well as a mental health clinic to treat issues before they turn into crises, said Steven Packer, president and CEO of Montage Health.Ĭurrently, no such acute emergency facility exists in Monterey County, said Dr. The gift will be entirely devoted to child and adolescent behavioral health services to be housed in what will be called the Ohana House and include early intervention resources and comprehensive support for young people and their families. Ball-of-foot pain, including metatarsalgia, Morton’s neuroma, and sesamoiditis. Common podiatry conditions include: Ankle or heel pain, such as Achilles tendinitis, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, and tarsal tunnel syndrome. Roberta "Bertie" Bialak Elliott made the donation to Montage Health Foundation, the parent company of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Montage Health announced Tuesday. You may receive a referral to a Monterey-area podiatrist or another specialist. A Carmel woman has donated $105.8 million to create specialized behavioral health services to children and teens in Monterey County.
0 kommentar(er)
