The Bridge reports that UVM Health Network is closing inpatient psychiatric services at Central Vermont Medical Center after budget reductions ordered by the Green Mountain Care Board.
Inpatient psychiatric services set to close
The Bridge reports that the University of Vermont Health Network is closing its inpatient psychiatric services at Central Vermont Medical Center. According to The Bridge, the closure follows budget reductions ordered by the Green Mountain Care Board.
The source describes the affected services as inpatient psychiatric care at Central Vermont Medical Center. The Bridge does not provide, in the supplied extract, a date for the closure, the number of beds involved, or further details about the budget reductions.
Network considers other mental health services
According to The Bridge, administrators are exploring creation of a mental health-focused urgent care center in response to the planned loss of inpatient psychiatric beds. The source presents the urgent care center as an option being explored, rather than as an opened or confirmed service.
The Bridge also reports that administrators are considering integrating more clinicians into primary care settings. The supplied extract does not identify which clinicians could be integrated, which primary care settings could be involved, or when any changes might occur.
Budget action cited as the reason
The Bridge attributes the planned closure to budget reductions ordered by the Green Mountain Care Board. The extract does not describe the board’s specific reductions, their amount, or any additional decisions related to psychiatric care.
The source says the health network is pursuing possible ways to compensate for the loss of beds, including the proposed mental health-focused urgent care center and more clinicians in primary care. The Bridge does not say whether those options would replace inpatient services, how they would operate, or whether they would be available before the inpatient services close.
What this means for Vermont patients
The Bridge’s report points to a planned change in where some mental health services may be provided in central Vermont, with inpatient psychiatric services at Central Vermont Medical Center set to close and other approaches under exploration. For people seeking treatment locally, the directory lists 6 published clinics in Vermont; patients can use local listings to identify available treatment options and contact providers directly about services.
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