How We Partner with Health Centers
True partnership. Behavioral health that works.
Ascend partners with Federally Qualified Health Centers to deliver fully integrated behavioral health programs—tailored to your workflows, aligned with your goals, and built to serve your patients.
The Ascend Model
A custom approach that puts your health center and your patients first.
Program Design
Built around your population, payor mix, workflows, and access challenges
Integrated Clinical Teams
Full-time virtual-first (and hybrid), psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, therapists, and SUD providers embedded in your EHR, scheduling, and care coordination
Clinical & Operational Oversight
Best-in-class quality through supervision, compliance, reporting, billing support, training, and performance management
Sustainable Growth that Fuels Your Mission
Drive lasting impact with a model that grows with your community. Our encounter-based approach generates revenue from day one, helping you reinvest in services, expand access, and boost community impact.
Our Program
Your trusted partner in psychiatry and behavioral health.
Ascend Healthcare is not an outsourced vendor, staffing firm, or lightweight collaborative care add-on. We’re an extension of your team—fully embedded, fully accountable.
Our goal? Immediate access for your patients and a waitlist reduced to single digits in under six months, with:
Supervision, oversight, compliance, training, and quality management
Strategic guidance based on insights from partners across the country
Seamless workflows within your EHR for referrals and coordination
A one-team approach that makes your mission our mission
Ascend understands the struggle. And we’re here to help.
Our Partners
