Ascend Healthcare Inc

Local Clinicians & Telehealth Founders Reunite 20 Years Later ? It is our pleasure to announce that Ascend has partnered with Jonathan Evans to expand our behavioral health footprint assisting underserved organizations to deliver mental health, substance use disorder, and medical integration services. Erie, Pennsylvania natives Jonathan Evans (Co-Founder of innovaTel and current Co-Founder of the Office of CEO (OCEO)) and Joshua Leslie (Founder/CEO of Ascend Healthcare) have reunited in their efforts to expand behavioral health services to communities in need. Over 20 years ago, Jon served as a mentor for Josh Leslie’s career working at Safe Harbor Behavioral Health during clinical rotations.?Josh went on to pursue further clinical and leadership roles in Pennsylvania, Texas and Arizona before launching Ascend Healthcare during the start of the pandemic. ?Ascend currently works with health centers across the country to provide over 225,000 patient encounters annually with a unique “risk free, turn-key” approach to collaborative partnerships.?? ? The partnership between Ascend and OCEO will focus on expanding Ascend’s work with behavioral health organizations, delivering excellence in clinical care while driving innovation into fiscally sound partnerships across the country.?Josh couldn’t be more excited: “Having an opportunity to reunite with Jon after 20 years is an incredible opportunity. The fact that we both have created clinician driven telehealth companies which have expanded access to much needed behavioral health is outstanding”.?The same goes for Jon in his enthusiasm for Ascend “Josh has expanded upon our original foundation and created a risk-free, turn-key solution that is truly unique and recognizes the challenges of community providers.” ? More to come from these two founders and their teams. #mentalhealth #accesstocare

The mental health benefits of the outdoors.

The Ascend Team had a fantastic time at the 2025 CPCA Quality & Technology Conference held in beautiful San Ramon, California, this week! It was an excellent opportunity to meet new friends and learn from industry leaders about the latest healthcare quality and technology innovations. Discussions included AI, data integration for driving quality initiatives, employee engagement in quality improvement, and policy and advocacy. Thank you, CPCA, for an amazing event! California Primary Care Association

Michael Pelletier, COO of Ascend Healthcare, is attending the Mental Health Corporations of America (MHCA) 2025 Winter Conference & Annual Meeting in beautiful Clearwater Beach, Florida. Thank you, MHCA, for organizing such a wonderful event to celebrate a 40-year milestone! Best wishes to outgoing President & CEO Dale Shreve on your retirement, and congratulations to Kiara Kuenzler on your appointment as the next President & CEO of MHCA! If you're at the event and haven't yet had a chance to chat with Mike, feel free to contact him—he would love to connect with you! mhca - Mental Health Corporations of America; Michael Pelletier

We greatly appreciate Ascend Healthcare Inc supporting Oregon community health centers by sponsoring the networking reception on Monday, March 31st! Ascend Healthcare, Inc. is a telepsychiatry, substance use disorder and telecounseling solution company partnering with external vendors (PCP's, FQHC's, specialty clinics, CoCM, etc) to provide psychiatric medication management, specialized counseling services and psychiatric consultation services. Thank you again for sponsoring OPCA's 2025 Annual Conference! #OPCAOurPCA #ValueCHCs #Registernow

Thank you, OPCA Team! Looking forward to joining you!

We greatly appreciate Ascend Healthcare Inc supporting Oregon community health centers by sponsoring the networking reception on Monday, March 31st! Ascend Healthcare, Inc. is a telepsychiatry, substance use disorder and telecounseling solution company partnering with external vendors (PCP's, FQHC's, specialty clinics, CoCM, etc) to provide psychiatric medication management, specialized counseling services and psychiatric consultation services. Thank you again for sponsoring OPCA's 2025 Annual Conference! #OPCAOurPCA #ValueCHCs #Registernow

We are excited to be a proud Annual Sponsor of the CPCA in 2025 and to participate in the upcoming CPCA Quality & Technology Conference next week in San Ramon, CA. This event presents a wonderful chance to connect with industry leaders and innovators. We look forward to seeing you there and discovering the inspiring advancements that ensure the delivery of quality community healthcare.?#CPCA25QTC #2025QTC

Our 2025 Conference Tour Schedule is off to a busy start! Our Chief Development Officer, Dr. Tucker, had a great experience at last week's NACHC Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. The sessions were informative, and she made many new friends! https://www.nachc.org/

Our 2025 Conference Tour Schedule is off to a busy start! Our Chief Development Officer, Dr. Tucker, had a great experience at last week's NACHC Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. The sessions were informative, and she made many new friends! https://www.nachc.org/