Chesapeake ADHD closing its doors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No email here. This is really troubling.

Here either.

[Anonymous]

Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

[Anonymous]

We did not get an email from the practice but got an email from our child's provider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

What does the email say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

Still nothing on their website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

Still nothing on their website.

Due to unexpected and unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that all providers at The Chesapeake Center were notified on 1/1/26 that our beloved Chesapeake Center, as an entity, will be abruptly closing, effective 1/2/26.

We are all truly disheartened to learn of this news and continuing to process what this means for our commitment to care for our patients.

While this change was abrupt and out of our control, we stand committed to honoring our obligation to care for our patients.

We hold in high regard the legacy of excellent patient care rendered historically through Chesapeake, and I am moving as quickly and nimbly as I can to transition patients to a new entity with as little disruption to patient care as is possible.

[Anonymous]

They have been in business for over 35 years. This is terrible. Thank his we have 2 weeks of meds left.

[Anonymous]

Lawsuit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

Still nothing on their website.

Due to unexpected and unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that all providers at The Chesapeake Center were notified on 1/1/26 that our beloved Chesapeake Center, as an entity, will be abruptly closing, effective 1/2/26.

We are all truly disheartened to learn of this news and continuing to process what this means for our commitment to care for our patients.

While this change was abrupt and out of our control, we stand committed to honoring our obligation to care for our patients.

We hold in high regard the legacy of excellent patient care rendered historically through Chesapeake, and I am moving as quickly and nimbly as I can to transition patients to a new entity with as little disruption to patient care as is possible.

That's on their website? I don't see it. Although I suppose their obligation to inform potential patients is secondary to their obligation to current patients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Got an email. Something troubling must have happened. Google says “closed permanently”.

Still nothing on their website.

Due to unexpected and unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that all providers at The Chesapeake Center were notified on 1/1/26 that our beloved Chesapeake Center, as an entity, will be abruptly closing, effective 1/2/26.

We are all truly disheartened to learn of this news and continuing to process what this means for our commitment to care for our patients.

While this change was abrupt and out of our control, we stand committed to honoring our obligation to care for our patients.

We hold in high regard the legacy of excellent patient care rendered historically through Chesapeake, and I am moving as quickly and nimbly as I can to transition patients to a new entity with as little disruption to patient care as is possible.

That's on their website? I don't see it. Although I suppose their obligation to inform potential patients is secondary to their obligation to current patients.

That was the email from our psychiatrist.

[Anonymous]

I accidentally posted about this closure on the wrong forum here (Parenting - Special Concerns) and a former clinician at Chesapeake responded to my post. I hope he or she does not mind me copying and pasting their comment here:

I was a 1099 clinician at Chesapeake, and I am honestly still trying to process how this ended. The practice closed on 1/1, after all admin staff had been on a planned holiday and vacation break from 12/24–1/2. The practice closed before they even returned. I was not paid for any clinical services provided in December. From what I can tell, none of the contracted clinicians were paid, including therapists and psychologists. I am also a contractor and was not paid.

It was a family run, very profit driven practice, which I had mixed feelings about, but I truly believed it was more organized and ethically grounded than this.

What feels especially troubling is that clinicians were told we are responsible for managing our own patient transitions, and that there would be no clinic wide communication. All office staff were fired, and the CEO was also fired last week. This has felt deeply destabilizing and unsafe for patients, and it raises serious concerns about continuity of care. The clinicians themselves were generally excellent, and the front line admin team was also strong.

I am heartbroken for the staff who unexpectedly lost their jobs and, for many, their income, immediately after the holidays. They were hardworking, deeply committed to patients, and deserved far better than this.

Admin staff were salaried and paid, while essentially all clinicians were contractors. I do not think any clinicians were paid for December.

This has been a devastating situation to witness, both professionally and personally. It is not how mental health care should be handled, and it has been painful to see the impact on patients, clinicians, and staff alike.

I agree with the latter point. This is painful. I always had a good experience with the admin staff, they were very responsive and helpful when I would have hiccups with things like getting my son's medication taken care of. I like the two psychiatrists my child has seen there. It was very much a sacrifice to pay for all of this out of network, but one of the reasons I stuck with it was because I felt it was a stable, large practice that could meet my kid's needs long-term. We've been a part of the practice now for five years.

My kiddo actually has a talk therapy appointment this week -- thank goodness the therapist has given me his cell phone number, so I can contact him directly on Monday and see if there's some kind of plan for him to continue seeing patients. Leaving everyone in disarray to try to figure this out on their own, with no messaging from Chesapeake itself (yet?), is really poor form.

This is just a small thing, but my kid's billing records have also disappeared from Onpatient, the online portal they used to post statements. That means I can't download statements from my child's most recent visits, which means I have no way to submit them for HSA reimbursement. That's a pretty large chunk of money to now have to carry.

[Anonymous]

This really puts the clinicians who have ethical obligations to their patients in a very difficult position. Who actually owns the practice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This really puts the clinicians who have ethical obligations to their patients in a very difficult position. Who actually owns the practice?

Kathleen Nadeu

[Anonymous]

Wow. They are screwing all their employees and providers out of their earnings for December?

Someone embezzled all the funds? I can't imagine a huge practice like that, with the rates they charge, running out of cash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. They are screwing all their employees and providers out of their earnings for December?

Someone embezzled all the funds? I can't imagine a huge practice like that, with the rates they charge, running out of cash.

I know. I feel like it must be financial because it's SO abrupt...but if it were something like embezzlement, it would have been going on a long time.

Obviously this news is only days old so we'll see how this plays out, but to not get ANY communication from Chesapeake itself...this is just so bad and feels unethical. My kid and I will be OK, this is more of an inconvenience than anything that will be hugely disruptive (thank God his psychiatrist had just called in a prescription refill!) but this will be much harder for others. Including the staff that went out on winter break and suddenly are jobless.