Florida Mental Health Agency Merger Announces New Name: SalusCare

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Two of Southwest Florida's top nonprofit mental health providers officially announced that they would join forces and share quarters in a partnership that should streamline treatment for as many as 17,000 patients. Southwest Florida Addiction Services (SWFAS) and Lee Mental Health have combined to become SalusCare Inc., now based at the former corporate office of SWFAS on Evans Avenue in Fort Myers. The result should cut down on duplicate administrative services and also on applications and paperwork for patients, while making it easier to coordinate the programs they participate in. SWFAS chief executive . . .