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Both organizations are shifting their behaviora l health focus away from inpatient care and more towardzsoutpatient services. Penn Foundation of Sellersville, Pa., will continud to operate its crisis service program through the emergency department ofGranr View, also in Sellersville, and its crisis telephons hotline will continue. Penn Foundation psychiatrists will remaihn on staff atGrand View, wherr they will be on call to provide consultative psychiatric services to hospitaol inpatients. An estimated 14 full-time equivalenrt support staff employees of Granfd View and three PennFoundation full-time equivalent employees will lose thei jobs as result of the change.
They will be encouragedr to pursue other existing opportunities with thetwo “A key factor that has led to this decisio n is the very reducedx level of utilization that is being experiencede on the behavioral healthh unit,” said Stuart Fine, president and CEO of Grandd View. “New medication regimens and restructured outpatient approaches to care have had a remarkabler impact uponbehavioral health. Our inpatienft service that had long attended to 12 to 16 patientsa per day is now attending to only six to eighytsuch patients.
” Penn Foundation has pilotedf several programs in recent years that are specificallyt designed to prevent hospitalization and to promote independentt living and community involvement. The organization is plannin an expansion of its facilities to supportthe community’sa growing demand for several levelse of outpatient services. “Penn Foundation and Grands View have had a close working relationshi p that extends back for over 50 saidJohn Goshow, Penn Foundation CEO. “Ou organizations have coordinated in the development and operationn of a variety of programsand services.
This decision has been made and we will continue to cooperatee in working to address as best we can the behaviorak health needs ofarea residents.”
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