Willow Grove, PA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro met with leaders of the Malvern Treatment Center for a roundtable discussion on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pennsylvanians with substance use disorder, and how they would use funding from the recently announced a $26 billion nationwide opioid settlement with up to $1 billion to Pennsylvania for opioid abatement.
View a video of the Attorney General’s remarks: https://www.pacast.com/m?p=18988
Malvern Health, Inc. is proud to announce that Malvern Treatment Centers has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® for Behavioral Health —Substance Abuse. Aetna makes information about the quality and cost of health care services available to its members to help them make informed decisions about their health care needs. In line with this goal, Aetna recognizes facilities in its network that offer specialized clinical services for certain health conditions. Facilities are selected for exemplifying:
Aetna recognizes facilities that have earned this designation by identifying them in the directory as an Institute of Quality provider. This designation helps members choose consistent high-quality care.
“It is great to be recognized for our hard work and dedication to recovery”, said Geoff Botak, President of Malvern Health, Inc. “The core of who we are trying to be as an organization is to have a focus on quality and continuous improvement. We believe that our partnerships with stakeholders including payers are important in providing the best care to individuals. We want to thank Aetna for their partnership and we will continue to strive to get better every day for their members and the individuals we serve.”
About Malvern Treatment Centers
For over 70 years, Malvern Treatment Centers (MTC) has helped individuals and families struggling with addiction. We achieve treatment success through an unrivaled dedication to clinical care and innovative treatment solutions. Malvern helps people through compassion and respect, inspiring hope and joy in recovery. We believe that holistic recovery is best served through a continuum of care. MTC currently has two residential addiction treatment services in alignment with ASAM Levels 3.5 and 3.7-WM totaling 175 beds across both locations: Malvern, Pa and Willow Grove, Pa. In addition, MTC offers a full continuum of services in alignment with ASAM Levels 2.5, 2.1, and 1 at ambulatory locations in Bethlehem and Pottstown.
About Malvern Heath, Inc.
Malvern Health, Inc. (MH) is one of the region’s leaders in comprehensive behavioral health treatment services. Malvern Health, Inc. employees over 700 of the most committed, qualified individuals in the chemical dependency, mental health, and education fields. Our facilities and programs are dedicated to providing person-centered, evidenced-based, and cutting-edge interventions in a wide range of inpatient and community settings. The patient and family experiences are our top priority. Malvern Health, Inc. leads Malvern Treatment Centers, Malvern Behavioral Health, Malvern Community Health Services, and Malvern Academy
In May 2019, Community Behavioral Health (CBH) solicited a Request For Proposals (RFP) for Residential Addiction Services in response to the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia. CBH, the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), and the City of Philadelphia partners have been closely monitoring the needs of individuals and families battling addiction, including tracking overdose patterns and service availability across the city. Additional residential substance use treatment services are needed to ensure immediate access for individuals whose treatment needs require clinically managed and/or medically monitored treatment in a 24-hour setting (ASAM 3.5 and 3.7WM).
Malvern Health is excited and proud to announce that Malvern Treatment Centers was one of the three organizations selected for the Right to Negotiate a Contract. Malvern Treatment Centers will be expanding its portfolio of addiction treatment facilities and will be opening a 75-bed unit at Constitution Health Plaza in South Philadelphia, 1930 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. This is the same complex where our existing 22-bed unit Inpatient Psychiatric Young Adult is based. The plan is to open this new addiction unit in September 2020.