FORT WAYNE, IND. (July 27, 2018) – Beginning Oct. 1, 2018, Park Center, Inc. will become an affiliate of Parkview Health, working in tandem with Parkview Behavioral Health (PBH) and Parkview Physicians Group (PPG) to create a comprehensive continuum of mental health care. Park Center, a community mental health center, has several facilities in Fort Wayne, as well as locations in Bluffton and Decatur.
Park Center and PBH will work closely to integrate services where appropriate. Additional priorities include creating greater access to mental health services, enhancing clinic processes, coordinating addiction treatment programs and making capital investments in select Park Center facilities.
Chuck Clark, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Parkview Behavioral Health, said, “The Park Center affiliation is a natural evolution of the strong partnership Parkview and Park Center have had over the years, with PBH’s focus on inpatient services and Park Center’s focus on outpatient and community services. This affiliation is a tremendous opportunity to build on the strengths of both organizations to provide access to a full continuum of high quality, convenient and coordinated behavioral healthcare services.”
Park Center employs approximately 500 people in Adams, Allen and Wells Counties.