Discovery Behavioral Health Acquires Casa Palmera

Discovery Behavioral Health announced this week that it has acquired Casa Palmera, a nationally recognized facility in San Diego that provides treatment for adults with drug and/or alcohol addiction.

As part of the deal, Discovery is adding a pair of industry professionals to the Casa Palmera staff:

• Jonathan Gross, former national director of referral relations for Recovery Ways in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been named national director of outreach for Casa Palmera’s Substance Use Division.
• Christina Hammett has been named regional director of clinical outreach of the Substance Use Division for Discovery.

Casa Palmera’s existing staff includes a medical doctor, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, registered nurses, social workers and therapists who provide treatment in a residential community.