PORT Health, as of January 1, 2021, will be an affiliate of Easterseals UCP as the two non-profits combine to expand their continuum of services. As a result of the transaction, people across North Carolina and Virginia will benefit from a broader range of comprehensive services for collaborative, whole person care.
Luanne Welch, CEO of Easterseals, will lead the new combined organization and its executive team. PORT Health CEO Tom Savidge will continue to lead PORT Health operations and serve as Easterseals UCP’s Chief Growth Officer.
Together, Easterseals UCP and PORT Health will employ approximately 2,600 people and serve more than 38,000 individuals throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Easterseals UCP and PORT Health will remain separate entities while operating as a combined organization. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PORT Health’s mission is to improve the lives, health and well-being of individuals and families dealing with substance use and mental health disorders by providing a comprehensive range of services that treat the whole person.
Founded in 2004, Easterseals UCP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a leading provider of services for adults and children with disabilities. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company serves more than 20,000 people throughout Virginia and North Carolina. Easterseals UCP was created following the merger between United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina and Easterseals of North Carolina.
According to data captured from the LevinPro HC database, this represents the 102nd Behavioral Health Care (BHC) transaction of 2022, and the 43rd announced in the substance use disorder subsector. This is a slight decrease from January 1, 2021, through December 22, 2021, when 123 BHC and 49 substance use disorder transactions were announced.
