AHA Podcast: Hospitals without behavioral health services can still improve access

As we mark Mental Health Awareness Month during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to remember that around 45% of U.S. hospitals and health systems do not offer specialized behavioral services. In this three-part AHA Advancing Health podcast series,, Bruce Bailey, president and CEO of Tidelands Health based in Georgetown, S.C., talks about how these hospitals and health systems can still address the needs of patients
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