Thomas Jefferson University and Acadia Healthcare Establish Primary Affiliation Agreement
September 15 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) and Thomas
Jefferson University today announced that Acadia’s Belmont
Behavioral Health Hospital has entered into a formal affiliation
agreement with Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical
College and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
further teaching and clinical care opportunities for students in
behavioral healthcare.
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This newly formed primary academic affiliation with Thomas
Jefferson University will broaden the scope of the relationship,
making Belmont and other local Acadia facilities a primary clinical
behavioral health teaching site for Jefferson’s psychiatric
residents, fellows, health sciences and medical students.
In addition to supporting the clinical teaching mission of
Jefferson, this partnership will serve to further integrate
behavioral health care with medical care, enhancing clinical
outcomes for those we care for and together we will look to partner
on new opportunities to enhance access and to co-develop state of
the art programs that meet the growing need for behavioral
healthcare services.
“We are honored to be partnering with such a prestigious and
renowned University and Health System,” said Mark Schor, Division
President of Acadia Healthcare. “Today we are formalizing what has
been a long-standing collaboration between Thomas Jefferson
University, its affiliates and Belmont Behavioral Health and
Acadia.”
Thomas Jefferson University is a model professional university
born out of a unique merger of Philadelphia University and
Jefferson in 2017. Through its distinctive and award-winning
21st-century curriculum, the University prepares students with the
skills they need to succeed and lead now and in the future of work.
The University’s health system – Jefferson Health – is improving
lives through exceptional care in the Greater Philadelphia area and
South Jersey. Ranking in 23 types of care, Jefferson continues to
top U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals in the
area.
“We are excited to work together not only to support our
clinical teaching mission, but to further the integration of
behavioral healthcare and medical care to improve clinical
outcomes,” said Matt Dane Baker, PA-C, DHSc, Interim Provost of
Thomas Jefferson University.
“This relationship will also allow for co-development of new
programs combining the resources of both organizations in the
pursuit of advancing both teaching and clinical care in behavioral
healthcare to the communities and patients we serve,” added John
Lauriello, MD, Daniel Lieberman Professor & Chair, Behavioral
Health of Thomas Jefferson University.
About Acadia Healthcare
Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services
across the United States. As of June 30, 2022, Acadia operated a
network of 239 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately
10,600 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 22,500
employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily, Acadia is
the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.
Acadia provides behavioral healthcare services to its patients in a
variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals,
specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers and
outpatient clinics.
About Jefferson
Jefferson, located in the greater Philadelphia region and
southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and education to
create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 42,000 people
strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate
clinical care for patients, preparing tomorrow’s professional
leaders for 21st century careers, and conducting research leading
to new discoveries on the basic science, clinical, population
science and applied levels. Thomas Jefferson University, home of
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, dates back to 1824 and today
comprises 10 colleges and four schools offering over 200
undergraduate and graduate programs to 8,400 students. Jefferson
Health serves patients through millions of encounters each year at
18 hospitals (ten are Magnet® designated by the ANCC for nursing
excellence) and over 50 outpatient and urgent care locations
throughout the region. Jefferson is also home to Health Partners
Plans, a not-for-profit managed healthcare organization serving
more than 290,000 members in Southeastern Pennsylvania with a broad
range of health coverage options through Health Partners Medicare,
Health Partners (Medicaid) and KidzPartners (Children’s Health
Insurance Program).
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Angela Showell Senior Director, News and Media Relations Thomas
Jefferson University (215) 520-3154
Gretchen Hommrich Vice President, Investor Relations Acadia
Healthcare (615) 861-6000
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