DOUG CROPPER, President and CEO, Genesis Health System (Davenport)
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“Thousands of patients served by Genesis Health System are among the 60 million Americans suffering from mental illness. Genesis has collaborated with other community healthcare organizations, along with city and county governments in the region, to identify gaps in services and coverage. One of the major issues shared by our organization and many others is recruiting and retaining psychiatrists and other key staff to serve the needs of this patient population. Iowa is ranked No. 47 in the country in psychiatrists per capita and has one of the lowest reimbursement rates in the nation while maintaining a high ranking for quality of care.
By listening to the communities we serve, we identified gaps in both inpatient and outpatient services. In response, we finalized an expansion plan for behavioral health services in 2015. In December, Genesis opened a five-bed inpatient behavioral health unit for children and adolescents. Going forward, we are slated to open an adult intensive outpatient program offering intensive group therapy for adults who need daily treatment but do not require inpatient hospitalization in 2016, and a geriatric inpatient unit and geriatric intensive outpatient program in 2017. Recruiting and retaining behavioral health professionals continues to be a challenge, but we are aggressively working to meet it.”
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