PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — As of May 1, CalvertHealth has partnered with Sheppard Pratt to support its expansion of behavioral health services to best meet the growing demands of its community.
Through the partnership, Sheppard Pratt will provide clinical services and leadership at CalvertHealth to enhance behavioral health programs and services across CalvertHealth and the community it serves.
Additionally, Sheppard Pratt will provide and oversee staffing, including for psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, in partnership with Jennifer L. Messix, BSN, RN-BC, director of CalvertHealth Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Unit.
“So many people are struggling with mental health issues, and we are honored to partner with CalvertHealth to expand access to world-class behavioral health care in the local community,” said Harsh K. Trivedi, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt. “Together, we can manage more needs locally while ensuring access to specialized services and the comprehensive continuum of services that only Sheppard Pratt can provide, both now and in the future.”
“As a local, independent community hospital our responsibility is to serve the needs of our community. This past year has been incredibly stressful for many, and we are happy that we have been forward thinking in expanding our Behavioral Health Services long before the start of COVID,” stated CalvertHealth President and CEO Dean Teague, FACHE. “Our partnership with Sheppard Pratt adds to the already incredible staff that we have at the medical center to serve our community.”
The behavioral health services offered at CalvertHealth include adolescent and adult inpatient mental health care, a psychiatric partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient programs, and referral and care coordination to community-based treatment and support services.
“We have an incredible team led by Jennifer Messix who care deeply about the work they do. It’s an incredible day when they can make a real difference in the lives of those they have entrusted their care to us and we know Sheppard Pratt has the same philosophy,” said Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Clinical Services Diane Couchman, MBA, BSN, RN, who also oversees the Behavioral Health services.
Sheppard Pratt served more than 70,000 individuals in more than 160 programs across the health system last year in inpatient and outpatient treatment, housing, education, job training, and rehabilitation services among others. For more information about Sheppard Pratt, please visit www.sheppardpratt.org.
About CalvertHealth
CalvertHealth is an independent, not-for-profit, community health system located in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Founded in 1919, CalvertHealth has been taking care of Southern Maryland families for more than a century. In addition to the 74-licensed bed medical center on the medical center campus, medical office buildings in Dunkirk, Twin Beaches, Prince Frederick and Solomons ensure that quality care is no more than 15 minutes from anywhere in Calvert County. CalvertHealth’s trusted team provides residents with safe, high-quality health care and promotes wellness for a healthy community – all while making a difference in every life we touch.
About Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services in the country. A nationwide resource, Sheppard Pratt provides services across a comprehensive continuum of care, spanning both hospital- and community-based resources. Since its founding in 1853, Sheppard Pratt has been innovating the field through research, best practice implementation, and a focus on improving the quality of mental health care on a global level. Sheppard Pratt has been consistently ranked as a top national psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report for 30 years.