News Releases

Continuing to build on the legacy of quality mental health treatment that began in 1907, on May 15, Rogers Memorial Hospital’s West Allis campus celebrated its 15th anniversary. As part of one of the largest specialty mental health providers in the nation, here are seven things to know about the West Allis hospital as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.

Rogers Behavioral Health, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive providers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety treatment, will be opening a new Nashville treatment facility on Monday, May 4. It will be located in the Nashville Medical Plaza East on the St. Thomas West Campus at 4230 Harding Road, Suite 707.

More than 18 months of planning and renovation are complete as Rogers Memorial Hospital—Brown Deer opens its doors to its new 56-bed inpatient facility.

Rogers Behavioral Health–Tampa Bay announced today that it is adding a partial hospitalization eating disorder program to its Tampa location beginning March 30. This news is particularly timely as the nation recognizes National Eating Disorder Awareness Week February 22-28.

With a spring opening of Rogers Behavioral Health in Brown Deer nearing, a recruitment drive has kicked off to hire an initial wave of 100 new staff for the 56-bed hospital offering inpatient behavioral health care for children, adolescents and adults.

Stephanie C. Eken, M.D., F.A.A.P., a regional medical director with Rogers Behavioral Health System, will address the issue of childhood anxiety at the 2015 National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) conference on February 6 in Nashville, TN. Eken will co-present a workshop session “Therapeutic Approaches to Reduce Family Accommodation in Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders” with Eddie Tomaich, manager of the Child Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital.

Seven months after bringing new specialized services to the region and four months before opening a new hospital, Rogers Memorial Hospital–Brown Deer has taken an additional step toward serving the needs of patients with mental illness and addiction.

Patrick T. Hammer, president and CEO of Rogers Behavioral Health System, Inc., has been elected to a three-year term on the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

Rogers Behavioral Health has rounded out its leadership team for its new hospital campus, planned for a mid-2015 opening in Brown Deer, with the announcement of Jim Kubicek as vice president of operations.

Recognizing the unmet need for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) nationwide, Rogers Behavioral Health System is stepping forward to increase access by teaming up with local expertise. This summer, the Wisconsin-based system plans to open Rogers Behavioral Health—Tampa Bay.

The Board of Directors at Rogers Behavioral Health System, Inc. has announced that Patrick (Pat) Hammer has accepted the position as President and CEO. Hammer will officially take the helm when current President and CEO, David L. Mouthrop, Ph.D., retires at the end of August, 2012.