A Lifeline for Rural Communities: Sutter Health’s Bold Behavioral Health Access Expansion
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Behavioral health shortages hit rural communities especially hard. In recognition of National Rural Health Day on November 20, Sutter Health's Dan Peterson, CEO of Behavioral Health Services, and Matthew White, M.D., chair of the Behavioral Health Service Line, share how the system is expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California. They also discuss how new crisis stabilization units, rural clinic investments and virtual psychiatry models are supporting patients and clinicians in high-need areas.
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