Oceans Healthcare’s CEO Stuart Archer recently spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce about challenges facing behavioral health providers – the lasting effects of COVID-19, the nation’s border challenges, rising fentanyl-related deaths and our country’s worsening mental health epidemic. Archer shared his insights into public health solutions needed to address the industry’s staffing challenges and ways resources and partnerships can increase access to care. Watch his testimony here:
Oceans Healthcare CEO Stuart Archer Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives Committee
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Norman Regional Health System and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Behavioral Health Center at Porter Health Village, a new, state-of-the-art behavioral health hospital. The facility, located at 506 Wellness Way in Norman, greatly increases access to care in south-central Oklahoma and more than doubles Norman Regional Health System’s current inpatient capacity.