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Willow Health and Alliance Health outline plan for county behavioral health urgent care; virtual launch targeted for June
Summary
Alliance Health and Willow Health presented a behavioral health urgent-care model to the Johnston County board, saying the program will start with virtual walk-in visits in June and a nearby physical site later this year; presenters cited quick access times, higher program completion rates and reduced emergency-room returns for enrolled patients.
Johnston County commissioners on May 4 heard a presentation from Alliance Health and Willow Health on a proposed behavioral health urgent-care model designed to provide rapid assessment and stabilization for people in crisis and to reduce emergency-room utilization.
Sean Scribe, chief operating officer at Alliance Health, and Lauren Morel, founder and CEO of Willow Health, described a hybrid model that begins with virtual urgent-access assessments and then provides personalized intensive outpatient support and 24/7 wraparound services. Presenters said the program will launch with virtual…
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