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Military Family Members to Receive Psychiatric Help Closer to Home Belmont Pines Hospital welcomes patients under the TRICARE insurance program YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - (Nov. 12, 2009) - Military family members in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania under the TRICARE insurance plan now have an option closer to home at Belmont Pines Hospital, a freestanding behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents. Belmont Pines, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, is the only TRICARE certified residential treatment center (RTC) for children and adolescents in the state of Ohio, as well as the closest RTC for children and adolescents for several other northeastern states. The program will be under the clinical supervision of Phillip Maiden, M.D., board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry. The curriculum at Belmont Pines consists of a Master Treatment Plan that is tailored to focus on the identified behavioral challenges of each individual patient. The program is supported by a system that provides the patient with the social skills and emotional stability necessary to be reintegrated into family and community. In addition, patients are active in a variety of therapy sessions, including individual, group and family therapy sessions, administered by licensed clinical professionals. Topics covered include conflict resolution, relationship skills, anger management and understanding feelings. “We, the staff at Belmont Pines, understand the changing dynamic of the ‘military family,’ and we are proud to open our doors to these individuals,” said George Perry, chief executive officer at Belmont Pines Hospital. “By expanding our insurance eligibility to include TRICARE beneficiaries, Belmont Pines can provide essential behavioral healthcare to a large population of children and adolescents in this part of the country.” About Belmont Pines Belmont Pines Hospital is the largest freestanding children’s behavioral health hospital in Northeast Ohio and the Western edge of Pennsylvania. It is the premier provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for children and adolescents. The 51,580 square-foot facility holds 102 beds and is located on 19 wooded acres, providing a safe and comfortable setting for patients through residential treatment, partial hospitalization, inpatient and extended care programs. About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with over 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. About TRICARE TRICARE is a major component of the Military Health System and serves as the healthcare program for active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, their families, survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. TRICARE brings together the healthcare resources of the uniformed services and supplements them with networks of civilian health care professionals, institutions, pharmacies and suppliers to provide access to high-quality health care services while maintaining the capability to support military operations. ###

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Military Family Members to Receive Psychiatric Help Closer to Home

Belmont Pines Hospital welcomes patients under the TRICARE insurance program

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - (Nov. 12, 2009) - Military family members in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania under the TRICARE insurance plan now have an option closer to home at Belmont Pines Hospital, a freestanding behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents.

Belmont Pines, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, is the only TRICARE certified residential treatment center (RTC) for children and adolescents in the state of Ohio, as well as the closest RTC for children and adolescents for several other northeastern states. The program will be under the clinical supervision of Phillip Maiden, M.D., board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry.

The curriculum at Belmont Pines consists of a Master Treatment Plan that is tailored to focus on the identified behavioral challenges of each individual patient. The program is supported by a system that provides the patient with the social skills and emotional stability necessary to be reintegrated into family and community. In addition, patients are active in a variety of therapy sessions, including individual, group and family therapy sessions, administered by licensed clinical professionals. Topics covered include conflict resolution, relationship skills, anger management and understanding feelings.

“We, the staff at Belmont Pines, understand the changing dynamic of the ‘military family,’ and we are proud to open our doors to these individuals,” said George Perry, chief executive officer at Belmont Pines Hospital. “By expanding our insurance eligibility to include TRICARE beneficiaries, Belmont Pines can provide essential behavioral healthcare to a large population of children and adolescents in this part of the country.”

About Belmont Pines
Belmont Pines Hospital is the largest freestanding children’s behavioral health hospital in Northeast Ohio and the Western edge of Pennsylvania. It is the premier provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for children and adolescents. The 51,580 square-foot facility holds 102 beds and is located on 19 wooded acres, providing a safe and comfortable setting for patients through residential treatment, partial hospitalization, inpatient and extended care programs.

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with over 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others.

About TRICARE
TRICARE is a major component of the Military Health System and serves as the healthcare program for active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, their families, survivors and certain former spouses worldwide. TRICARE brings together the healthcare resources of the uniformed services and supplements them with networks of civilian health care professionals, institutions, pharmacies and suppliers to provide access to high-quality health care services while maintaining the capability to support military operations.

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