FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2016--
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that
Vicky Gregg has been named to its Board of Directors.
Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, remarked,
“We are very pleased to be adding an individual to Acadia’s Board with
the healthcare expertise and accomplishments that Vicky Gregg has
achieved across her outstanding career. We welcome her to Acadia, and we
look forward to her contributions to our Company’s ongoing growth as one
of the healthcare industry’s leading providers of high quality
behavioral healthcare.”
A nurse by education, Ms. Gregg brings over 30 years of experience in
diverse healthcare environments to Acadia, which include clinical care,
hospital administration, long-term care and healthcare benefits and
financing. She joined BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee in 1995 and
served as Chief Executive Officer from January 2003 through the end of
2012. During this period, she was appointed by Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist to the National Institutes of Health Commission on Systemic
Interoperability; served on the Board of America’s Health Insurance
Plans, including two years as Chairman; served on the Board of the
BlueCross BlueShield Association; was Chairman of the Board of the
National Institute of Healthcare Management; and was appointed by
Governor Bill Haslam to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.
Previously, Ms. Gregg was with Humana Health Plans, most recently as CEO
for Kentucky, Ohio and Southern Indiana, as well as Director of
Marketing for Retirement Centers of America. She began her career as a
nurse technician at Erlanger Regional Medical Center and became a Staff
Nurse in Emergency Medicine, as well as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in
Erlanger’s End Stage Renal Disease Program.
Since November 2014, Ms. Gregg has served as a Co-Founder and Partner of
Guidon Partners, an investor and consultant for an array of privately
held healthcare companies. She currently serves on the Board of
Directors of two other public companies, Quest Diagnostics and Team
Health.
About Acadia
Acadia is a provider of inpatient behavioral healthcare services. At
Acadia operates a network of 587 behavioral healthcare facilities with
approximately 17,400 beds in 39 states, the United Kingdom and Puerto
Rico. Acadia provides behavioral health and addiction services to its
patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric
hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and
therapeutic school-based programs.
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