Henry Ford Health and Acadia Healthcare Appoint Emily Sexton as CEO of New Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital
February 20 2024 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Henry Ford Health, one of the nation’s premier academic and
integrated health systems, and Acadia Healthcare, the nation’s
largest stand-alone behavioral healthcare company, today announced
the appointment of Emily Sexton as Chief Executive Officer of Henry
Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, the new 192-bed inpatient
behavioral health hospital being built through a joint venture
partnership between Henry Ford and Acadia in West Bloomfield,
Michigan.
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Henry Ford Health and Acadia Healthcare
announced the appointment of Emily Sexton as Chief Executive
Officer of Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital (Photo: Business
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“I am honored to be selected for this role and thrilled to get
started as we reimagine the delivery of behavioral healthcare,”
said Sexton, a longtime Henry Ford behavioral health leader. “This
is a tremendous opportunity to build and lead a team that brings
the best of both organizations together to meet the growing need
for quality healthcare in this space. I look forward to building on
our culture of compassion and clinical excellence, following in
Henry Ford Health’s legacy of unwavering care and advocacy for our
patients.”
The new hospital will be a two-story facility, spanning
approximately 120,000 square feet on Henry Ford Health’s West
Bloomfield campus and providing a natural extension of the services
the health system already offers. This new hospital, expected to
open at the end of the year, will allow Henry Ford Health to
deliver innovative care, increase resources and address the growing
need for accessible, high-quality behavioral health services in
Metro Detroit and beyond. It will also serve as a destination
academic site, educating the next generation of behavioral
healthcare providers including psychiatry residents, medical
students and nurses.
“Naming Emily as CEO is a crucial step in the successful opening
and operation of this hospital,” said Adnan Munkarah, M.D.,
President, Care Delivery System & Chief Clinical Officer for
Henry Ford Health. “The need for comprehensive, compassionate
behavioral health care is more important than ever. As the demand
for behavioral health services within our communities continues to
grow, Emily and her team will help to ensure our patients are
receiving the best care possible. We are pleased that through our
partnership with Acadia, we were able to find an executive of
Emily’s caliber with roots in Michigan to lead this hospital.”
Prior to this appointment, Sexton was the Director of Hospital
Operations and Nurse Executive for Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital.
Sexton has 20 years of nursing experience with Henry Ford Health
with the last 10 years focused on nursing leadership and hospital
operations. She received an MSN in Advanced Public Health Nursing
from Wayne State University, a BSN from University of Detroit Mercy
and an ADN from Lansing Community College.
Sexton’s leadership career started in infectious disease with a
specialized focus on pandemic response and special pathogens. She
is a graduate of Henry Ford Health’s Health Equity Scholars
Program, as well as a recipient of the Henry Ford ‘Focus On People’
award and the Clara Ford Nursing Excellence Award for excellence in
quality and safety. She also led her team as they received the
Michigan Health and Hospital Association’s Advancing Safe Care
Award for their work in providing psychiatric COVID care.
About Henry Ford Health
Serving communities across Michigan and beyond, Henry Ford
Health is committed to partnering with patients and members along
their entire health journey. Henry Ford Health provides a full
continuum of services – from primary and preventative care, to
complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home
health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other
healthcare retail.
It is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers,
recognized for clinical excellence in cancer care, cardiology and
cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and
sports medicine, and multi-organ transplants. Consistently ranked
among the top five NIH-funded institutions in Michigan, Henry Ford
Health engages in more than 2,000 research projects annually.
Equally committed to educating the next generation of health
professionals, Henry Ford Health trains more than 4,000 medical
students, residents and fellows every year across 50+ accredited
programs.
With more than 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford Health is
also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers, including
nearly 6,000 physicians and researchers from the Henry Ford Medical
Group, Henry Ford Physician Network and Jackson Health Network.
The health system is led by President and CEO Robert G. Riney
and serves a growing number of customers across 250+ locations
throughout Michigan including five acute care hospitals, two
destination facilities for complex cancer and orthopedics and
sports medicine care, a behavioral health facility, primary care
and urgent care centers.
About Acadia Healthcare
Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services
across the United States. As of September 30, 2023, Acadia operated
a network of 253 behavioral healthcare facilities with
approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With
approximately 23,000 employees serving more than 75,000 patients
daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral healthcare
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.
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For Henry Ford Health: Lauren Zakalik Director, Public
Relations & Communications Strategy mediarelations@hfhs.org
For Acadia Healthcare: Media
Tim Blair Vice President, Communications (615) 861-6000
Investors Gretchen Hommrich Vice
President, Investor Relations (615) 861-6000
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