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Bowen Health tells commissioners it is expanding integrated care, seeks county partnership
Summary
Bowen Health leaders briefed Kosciusko County commissioners on expanded mental and physical health services, including a new dental clinic opening Sept. 8 and transitional‑living and inpatient services that operate at a financial loss; presenters described sliding‑fee care and charity care provided locally.
Dr. Rob Ryan, president and CEO of Bowen Health, and colleagues briefed the Kosciusko County Commissioners on Bowen’s integrated mental and physical health services and on ways county funding supports those services. Dr. Ryan told commissioners Bowen has added primary care and dentistry to its traditional community mental health center (CMHC) services to address a shorter life expectancy among people diagnosed with serious mental illness. He described two illustrative client narratives to show how earlier intervention and…
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