Upper Mississippi Mental Health Center To Merge With Sanford Health
YOUR SPORTS. >> DENNIS: HI, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. SANFORD HEALTH AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER IN BEMIDJI ARE JOINING FORCES. BOTH HEALTH CARE CENTERS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS MERGER FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. UPPER MISSISSIPPI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER WILL OPERATE UNDER THE NAME AS SANFORD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER. THE LONG-TERM PLAN IS TO BUILD AND ENHANCE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE AVAILABILITY IN THE REGION. >> THERE’S A LOT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY NEEDS IN OUR REGION THAT I THINK WE CAN BETTER SERVE TOGETHER THAN WE COULD SEPARATELY. SO I THINK OUR GROWTH PLAN IS REALLY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO THAT GOING FORWARD TOGETHER. >> DENNIS: THE MERGER WILL BE