After thoughtful consideration and a careful review of current circumstances, services have been suspended at the Renown Crisis Care Center. The Center, which provided short-term, 23-hour behavioral health crisis intervention services was funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant that was recently terminated by Health & Human Services (HHS). Renown leaders are working with representatives on the federal, state, and local level on alternative funding sources with the goal of resuming operations when a sustainable form of funding is identified.
Renown Health remains committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our community. Individuals in need of crisis services are encouraged to contact the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, which offers free, confidential 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors for mental health-related distress. Individuals experiencing a psychological or behavioral health crisis can also continue to receive evaluation and treatment at a Renown Health Emergency Room at Renown Regional Medical Center at 1155 Mill St., Reno or Renown South Meadows Medical Center at 10101 Double R Blvd in South Reno.
The Renown Crisis Care Center opened on Feb. 20 and is located on the campus of the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health (NNAMHS) location at 480 Galletti Way in Sparks, NV.
With the value of putting People-First, and creating environments where people feel safe, valued, supported and respected, Renown Health leaders are actively exploring appropriate placement opportunities for the team members whose roles have been impacted.
About Renown Health
Renown Health is the region’s largest, locally governed, not-for-profit integrated health care network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 8.000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination, and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health.
Renown Health Distributes More Than $1 Million to Community Health Agencies
As Reno’s only locally owned, not-for-profit, integrated academic health care network, Renown Health reinvests every dollar earned back into the community — in expertise, technology, treatments, training and research — to improve health and prevent illness.
Today, Renown Health’s senior leadership team, along with the chair and members of the Board of Directors, representing more than 8,000 physicians and employees, gathered to celebrate and support 65 local not-for-profit partners working to address the area’s most critical health care needs and build a healthier Nevada.
“For more than 160 years, Renown Health has worked to improve the health of our community,” said Brian Erling, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Renown Health. “As an essential community asset, and in affiliation with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, we appreciate the trust placed in us and take this responsibility very seriously. Our commitment has grown and evolved through careful consideration of our community’s most pressing health needs. By partnering with other mission-driven nonprofit organizations, we are working to address these issues, which include expanding access to care, enhancing affordability and ensuring that every person can live their healthiest and best life.”
He added, “Improving the health and wellness of an entire population is not easy. It is a huge task. We know that change is constant, and to take on the challenges ahead, we must work together now, with those in the field, to ensure a bright and healthy future for our kids, grandkids and future generations.”
Renown Recognized as Accredited Rectal Cancer Center
Renown Health has been certified by the American College of Surgeons under the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), affirming the ability to provide coordinated, evidence-based care for patients diagnosed with rectal cancer. This distinction signifies that Renown Regional Medical Center meets the highest national standards in the surgical care of people with rectal cancer and is recognized as an American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Quality Partner. Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno is the only surgical program to be nationally accredited in Nevada.
