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Comprehensive Healthcare Selected for Rural Health Transformation CCBHC Funding

We have exciting news to share: Comprehensive Healthcare has been named one of five successful applicants statewide for the Washington State Healthcare Authority’s (HCA) Rural Health Transformation CCBHC funds.  We’re honored to be selected alongside Peninsula Behavioral Health in Port Angeles, Excelsior Wellness in Spokane, Cascade Community Healthcare in Centralia, and Lake Whatcom Recovery Treatment […]

Comprehensive Healthcare Expands Bridges Evaluation & Treatment Facility to Offer Secure Detox Services

The facility is one of only a few in Washington state providing medically monitored inpatient withdrawal management YAKIMA, Wash., August 20, 2026 – As the Yakima Valley continues to strengthen its response to rising substance use challenges, Comprehensive Healthcare is adding a critical resource to ensure community members can access care close to home. The […]

Comprehensive Healthcare’s Jose Lopez in the Yakima Herald-Republic – Comprehensive Healthcare to offer medical detox services in Yakima

As demand for substance use treatment services in Central Washington continues to grow, Comprehensive Healthcare will begin providing secure, medically monitored detox services at its Bridges Evaluation & Treatment location in Yakima. Jose Lopez, executive vice president of acute, inpatient, and residential services at Comprehensive Healthcare, recently participated in an interview with the Yakima Herald-Republic […]

Comprehensive Healthcare Leaders in the Yakima Herald-Republic – A call for transparency in Yakima County’s homeless response

As Camp Hope faces cuts that will slash its shelter capacity, Comprehensive Healthcare President and CEO Jodi Daly, Ph.D., and Board Chair Ralph Conner are asking Yakima County for answers. In a new guest commentary for the Yakima Herald-Republic, the two describe years of work between Comprehensive Healthcare and Camp Hope to embed behavioral health […]

Comprehensive Healthcare CEO Jodi Daly in the Tri-City Herald – Community-based mental health care strengthens the Tri-Cities economy

Behavioral health care belongs in the same conversation as roads, schools and utilities. In a new op-ed for the Tri-City Herald, Comprehensive Healthcare CEO Jodi Daly argues that the recent opening of the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) does more than close a longstanding gap in local treatment options. It strengthens the economic foundation […]

Care Coordination in Action

How Data, Partnership, and Persistence are Changing Crisis Care in Walla Walla On any given day in Walla Walla, the emergency department at Providence St. Mary sees patients at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Some arrive in a medical crisis. Others arrive in emotional or psychological distress, overwhelmed and destabilized, searching for help. […]

Same Day Access is Meeting People in the Moment That Matters Most

This model reflects a fundamental shift in how care is delivered: prioritizing immediacy, engagement, and continuity from the very first interaction. When someone reaches out for behavioral health support, it is often at a critical moment, when they are finally ready for change. Traditional systems, with delays between initial contact and the first appointment, have […]

New Healthcare Services Begin Operations in Columbia Valley Center for Recovery

Years of community advocacy take shape in the Tri-Cities as the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery welcomes its first clients The Columbia Valley Center for Recovery (CVCR) has opened it’s doors – a landmark moment for the Tri-Cities region and a testament to what communities can accomplish when they come together around a shared cause. […]