The City of Lawrence confirmed in a news release Tuesday morning that it’s begun to transition people from the city-managed campsite in North Lawrence for those experiencing homelessness to the city’s Winter Emergency Shelter, 115 E. 11th St., and will open an overflow overnight shelter in East Lawrence instead of continuing to manage the camp.
As the Journal-World reported Monday afternoon, the city had ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is currently weighing whether it should continue to offer family-planning services through its clinic or pass them off to another local health care provider.
The health department’s director, Dan Partridge, confirmed to the Journal-World last week that the department has been engaged in ongoing conversations with LMH Health and Heartland Community Health Center about how ...
The nonprofit guiding Douglas County’s yet-to-open behavioral health crisis center asserts that it's prepared to enter into operating and lease agreements immediately.
That assertion is one of several items in a progress update that the nonprofit, Behavioral Health Partners, is set to give to the Douglas County Commission — the first update in a month.
Behavioral Health Partners' presentation about the ...
Douglas County leaders say the county’s yet-to-open behavioral health crisis center has the necessary state license to safely treat patients, but that there are still financial and administrative issues that need to be addressed.
The question now might be who is addressing them.
This past week, County Commissioners Patrick Kelly and Shannon Reid both told the Journal-World that the license is just about ...
LMH Health reported a “significant increase” in patients in its emergency department and hospital earlier this week, and representatives for the hospital say there’s no single answer for why that’s occurring, though they cite several contagious viruses that are going around.
LMH emergency department physician Dr. Toni Pittman told the Journal-World the hospital has seen a 20% increase in patients coming ...
The board tasked with overseeing Douglas County’s yet-to-open behavioral health crisis center is declining to comment on pointed allegations leveled by the facility’s outgoing director against Douglas County Administrator Sarah Plinsky.
On Wednesday, the board of Behavioral Health Partners, the nonprofit formed to guide the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County, declined to answer a series of ...
