Northwell opens behavioral health center in Melville to expand outpatient care.
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Northwell opens behavioral health center in Melville to expand outpatient care. Melville is now home to a 5,500-square-foot behavioral health practice as Northwell Health Physician Partners (NHPP) expands access to outpatient mental healthcare on Long Island. The practice, located at 300 Broadhollow Road, is NHPP's first behavioral health location in Suffolk County outside of Mather Hospital's existing health services. The practice accepts most major commercial insurance plans, addressing a gap in access as many private behavioral health providers do not participate in insurance networks. The expansion aims to improve access to mental health services and address growing demand across eastern Long Island. The Melville practice is modeled after NHPP's outpatient behavioral health practice in Manhasset, which opened in 2013. "Our goal is to ensure that individuals and families can access compassionate, coordinated behavioral health care in their own communities," Kerri Scanlon, an executive vice president at Northwell, said in a news release. "By expanding outpatient services and integrating care across disciplines, we are better positioned to meet patients where they are and support their long-term well-being," Scanlon said. The Melville location offers psychiatric evaluations and medication management, as well as individual and group therapy. The practice is staffed by...
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