Psychiatric Wellness Center in Partnership with Anthem Blue Cross Unveils Mobile Mental Health Clinic to Bring Comprehensive Care to Medi-Cal Patients Throughout Kern County

Psychiatric Wellness Center announced launches a new mobile mental health clinic, in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross, to serve rural communities within Kern County in California. 

Psychiatric Wellness Center today announced the launch of its new Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Mobile Mental Health Clinic, in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross, California State University, Bakersfield, and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

As the largest and most comprehensive mental health clinic in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, Psychiatric Wellness Center is committed to delivering high-quality, accessible and personal care. This innovative mobile clinic will provide critical mental health services to the most vulnerable populations in rural areas of Kern County, where access to care is often limited. The mobile clinic services will be tailored to the unique needs of each of the rural communities within Kern County. 

“Partnering with Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal, Cal State Bakersfield, and the Kern County Hispanic Chamber allows us to expand our reach and better serve those who need it most,” said Ganesh Acharya, CEO, Psychiatric Wellness Center. “This mobile clinic will bring a new level of access and support to residents who often face challenges in obtaining the care they deserve.”

The mobile clinic will provide vital and key services including: 

• Assisting patients to connect with doctors including mental health specialists.
• Case management assistance to coordinate medical appointments, transportation, and connection to community resources.
• Comprehensive wraparound services for physical, mental, and substance use health needs.
• Psychiatric evaluations, managing of medication and therapy.
• Facilitation of post hospital discharge, both medical and behavioral.

“We are honored to help bring essential mental health services and coordinated care directly to some of the County’s more vulnerable populations who may not be able to easily get to a hospital or clinic,” shared Les Ybarra, President of Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal Health Plan. “We are committed to removing hurdles to care and pleased to be supporting Psychiatric Wellness Center’s essential work to help close local health care disparity gaps as it expands its reach in Kern County.” 

The mobile clinic is a part of Psychiatric Wellness Center’s Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program, which is designed to provide comprehensive and coordinated care for Medi-Cal patients with complex medical and behavioral health needs.

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About Psychiatric Wellness Center
S.A. Manohara, M.D. F.A.P.A. practiced psychiatry as a board-certified Psychiatrist in Addiction, Forensic and Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Manohara is well-known and respected in the medical community for his expertise in psychiatry. Psychiatric Wellness Center began humbly in 1984 when Dr. Manohara opened a small office near Memorial Hospital on 34th Street. He moved to an office near Mercy Hospital a few years later and gradually expanded his staff. Dr. Manohara’s goal has been to meet all his patients’ outpatient mental health needs at one convenient location and to ensure inpatient care when needed by creating a comprehensive mental health delivery system to care for the community. Today, Psychiatric Wellness Center has grown to be the largest psychiatric private practice in Kern County.

Media Contact: 
Michael Bowman
michael.bowman@anthem.com