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Board renews CHOC contract for youth inpatient mental-health services after testimony on rising need
Summary
The Orange County Board approved Amendment 3 to a contract with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) to continue inpatient mental-health beds for youth, after CHOC staff warned rising demand and reimbursement gaps threaten program sustainability.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved Amendment 3 to renew a contract with Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) for inpatient mental-health services for children and adolescents, following in-person appeals from CHOC clinicians about growing demand and constrained funding.
Dr. Heather Hussey, chief psychologist at CHOC, told the board the hospital’s inpatient unit serves children ages 4 to 18 and is currently the only county facility treating many children under 12; she said untreated child…
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