AHA podcast explores how to prioritize substance use and mental health

An American Hospital Association (AHA) podcast discusses how to prioritize substance use and mental health needs. Rebecca Chickey, senior director of behavioral health services at the AHA, spoke with Kimberly Wells, CEO of Pinewood Springs in Columbia, Tenn., about the hospital’s success in changing its culture by incorporating substance use and mental health needs into the care and improvement of human lives. Their approach is about mindset and engaging patients at one of their most vulnerable times as the best way to plant the seed of hope and chart a path to post-hospitalization recovery care. Pinewood Springs collaborated with HCA Healthcare's TriStar Health, based in Brentwood, Tenn., and Maury Regional Medical Center, based in Columbia, Tenn.