Psychiatric Solutions Announces TRAUMA Champion in the State of Florida Awarded to the Late David Guymon, Former CEO of Manat...
29 October 2008 - 5:49AM
Business Wire
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (�PSI�) (NASDAQ: PSYS) today announced
that the late David Guymon was named TRAUMA Champion in the State
of Florida for 2008 at the Many Faces of Trauma Conference
sponsored by The University-Community Trauma Research Group, Louis
de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South
Florida (USF-FMHI). Mr. Guymon was CEO of PSI�s Manatee Palms Youth
Services inpatient psychiatric facility in Bradenton, Florida. The
award recognizes Mr. Guymon�s commitment to trauma informed care
and his leading role in the outstanding application of this care by
the Manatee Palms facility. Through his leadership, every staff
member involved in resident interactions became skilled and capable
of trauma informed care sensitivity. As a result, the Manatee Palms
facility produced the leading results in a multi-facility analysis
by USF-FMHI on the application of trauma informed care in
residential settings, which was commissioned by the Florida Agency
for Health Care Administration. �The recognition of Dave Guymon
with this award is a wonderful memorial to a talented, committed
and inspirational man,� said Joey Jacobs, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of PSI. Despite suffering from ALS, he led
the charge in transforming Manatee Palms over the past year into an
exemplary facility, after we voluntarily closed it for the summer
of 2007 for reprogramming and renovation. He was fully dedicated to
caring for the patients of Manatee Palms and keeping them safe.
Through the �culture of transparency� that he and the entire staff
of Manatee Palms put into practice, this facility has helped
pioneer innovative and meaningful change in the best interests of
traumatized youth. With Dave�s passing in September, the continuing
strength of this facility has become a great legacy, as is the
lasting positive impact he had on the facility�s patients and their
families.� Victoria Hummer, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Department of Child
& Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute, University of South Florida, who is Project Director for
the Trauma Informed Care Study and who presented the award at the
Many Faces of Trauma Conference, remarked, �Through this award, we
were pleased to honor Dave Guymon for his extraordinary vision and
effort to incorporate trauma informed care principles into the
leadership, policies, and practices within mental health
residential treatment for children with behavioral and emotional
disorders. With the support of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. and the
dedication of his hardworking staff, Dave brought about the
transformation of Manatee Palms from a facility that was closed due
to safety concerns to one that continues to make dynamic,
innovative and positive leaps toward a culture of safety and trauma
sensitivity. Dave exemplifies the meaning of Trauma Champion and is
the first recipient of this award, which will be given annually in
the state of Florida in his name and to preserve his legacy.� PSI
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 10,000 beds in 31 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.
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