KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Beacon Health System says it is laying off several social workers as it transitions to telehealth behavioral health crisis screening in West Michigan emergency departments.
In a statement, Beacon said it is changing how crisis screening is handled in the Beacon Kalamazoo emergency department.
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“As Beacon Health System continues evaluating how to best meet the needs of behavioral health patients across our region, we have made the decision to transition to telehealth behavioral health crisis screening in our Beacon Kalamazoo emergency department,” Beacon said in a statement…