UPMC Wins $4 Million Contract for Crisis Behavioral Health Services in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Hot News Allegheny County and Community Care Behavioral Health have awarded a $4 million contract for crisis behavioral health services to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. The contract includes reimbursement for startup costs and, based on the volume of services provided, is expected to have a value between $4 million and $9 million. UPMC will be running a 24-hour mental health hotline, mobile crisis response units, short-stay psychiatric crisis residential shelter, and walk-in crisis services. The contract starts on July 1, 2008, and will be . . .