TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE

NAME: Joey Jacobs

COMPANY: Acadia Healthcare

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL: beverly.rikal@acadiahealthcare.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.861.6000

ADDRESS: 6100 Tower Cir #1000 Franklin, Tennessee 37067

EDUCATION: Jacobs obtained a degree in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University before entering the healthcare field.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: Regional leader at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Co-Founder of behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions, CEO at Acadia Healthcare

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Board of Directors at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Director for Envision Healthcare, Mental Health Management, INC. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

He has received recognition and awards for his entrepreneurial endeavors by Ernst and Young and Emerald Asset Management as well as being inducted into Nashville’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Jacobs has also been named to Nashville Business Journal’s Power 100 consecutive years, and in 2016, he received the Health Care Hero Lifetime Achievement award by the Nashville Business Journal. Joey was also appointed to Middle Tennessee State University’s Governing Board of Trustees in 2016.

NAME: A.J. Kazimi COMPANY: Cumberland Pharmaceuticals

EMAIL: mschulz@cumberlandpharma.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.255.0068

ADDRESS: 2525 West End Ave., Ste. 950 Nashville, Tennessee 37203

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague and Friend

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Joey A. Jacobs is a Tennessee native, having grown up in Morrison. He has worked for, founded, and built several world-class healthcare organizations based in Tennessee.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Yes.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Yes.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Yes.

He jumpstarted his career at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) where, for 21 years, he served in various regional leadership roles. Following his time at HCA, he co-founded behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions. Before its acquisition for $3.2 billion by a private equity firm in 2010, Joey had grown Psychiatric Solutions into an industry leader with 11,000 beds in 32 states and more than 17,000 employees. After Psychiatric Solutions acquisition, Jacobs became CEO at Acadia Healthcare. Leveraging his experiences from his tenure at HCA and Psychiatric Solutions, Jacobs has continued his success at Acadia in setting the standard of excellence in behavioral health and addiction disorder treatment. Under Joey’s leadership, the company has grown from just six facilities in 2011, to a network of more than 568 facilities in 39 states, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico. The growth of the company has been so staggering, Acadia was named by Fortune as the sixth fastest growing companies in 2015, ahead of giants such as Facebook and Netflix.

Apart from Joey’s day-to-day responsibilities as CEO of Acadia, he also serves the Nashville healthcare community by giving his time and expertise to others. In addition to serving on the board of directors at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, he is a director for Envision Healthcare, Mental Health Management, INC. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Joey was also appointed to Middle Tennessee State’s Governing Board of Trustees in 2016. He further supports his alma mater through the establishment of the Joey A. Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting.

Joey A. Jacobs has been serving and impacting the healthcare community as a role model and mentor since he entered the industry over 35 years ago. Through his leadership roles, he has shared his vision and set a standard for the treatment of mental health and addiction disorders - which has improved patient care at a local, national, and international level. In his current role as CEO of Acadia Healthcare, Jacobs has expanded the company’s footprint to include patient facilities not just in the United States, but in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico as well. His ability to make decisions and act quickly has contributed to the significant growth and unprecedented quality at facilities around the world.

In his roles with Psychiatric Solutions and Acadia Healthcare, the standard Jacobs has set has been focused on turning each hospital and treatment center into a place of hope and healing. Jacobs has overseen the investment of millions of dollars in upgrading and expanding facilities to ensure patients receive the treatment they need in safe, modern and inviting facilities. Investments such as these provide staff with the tools they need to achieve strong outcomes in a notoriously difficult and sensitive industry. Jacobs has remained committed to engaged and collaborative treatment for patients in Acadia Healthcare facilities, ensuring that they are providing the most current and appropriate methods of care. Jacobs has improved more than just patient care during his industry tenure, he believes that Acadia Healthcare facilities should be active contributors to the communities they serve. As CEO, he has created a culture within that company that encourages and empowers employees to give back. Employees take time away from the facilities and offices to volunteer for community organizations such as homeless shelters, organize fundraisers and host mental health awareness events in their respective communities. Under Jacob’s leadership, Acadia has even forged a national partnership with youth suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation. This relationship has positioned Acadia to offer even more impactful programming to staff, patients, families and communities in the arena of suicide prevention. Jacobs is giving of his time to the communities Acadia serves, but he also acts as a mentor to other companies who are driving impact and lasting change in the healthcare community. His expertise in the patient services and mental health field has afforded him many opportunities to mentor through his position as a board member at healthcare companies that impact a variety of audiences including Mental Health Management, Inc., Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Envision Healthcare, the Nashville Health Care Council, and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: A letter of support for this nomination is attached. Additional letters have been mailed directly to the THCHOF office.