Oceans Healthcare board members Dr. Michael Jelinek (left) and Dr. Courtney Phillips. [Photos: Oceans Healthcare]
Plano-based Oceans Healthcare has added Dr. Michael Jelinek, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Courtney Phillips, director of public health, to its board of directors.
The company said the additions highlight the growing behavioral health organization's commitment to promoting healing and long-term recovery through patient-centered behavioral health care.
“Our nation's behavioral health crisis requires leaders with broad knowledge and unwavering compassion,” Oceans Healthcare CEO Stuart Archer said in a statement. “On behalf of the more than 2,600 professionals and thousands of patients we care for, we thank Dr. Jelinek and Dr. Phillips for their commitment to advancing clinical excellence and driving positive change. To do.”
Find your staff and fight prejudice
Jelinek is a practicing psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, adjunct professor of social policy and health care at Brandy's Heller School, and former director of child psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.
He has more than 40 years of experience in child and adult psychiatry and returned to the board after his previous term. He has held executive and senior level management positions at Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, Wellesley Hospital, Partners Healthcare, and Lahey Health. In these roles, he led a financial turnaround, improved patient satisfaction, increased clinical revenue and oversaw the implementation of an electronic medical record system and population health initiatives, Oceans said.
“Our industry's main challenges are finding quality staff and addressing the stigma associated with mental illness that often prevents appropriate treatment,” Jelinek said in a statement. “I am impressed every day by Oceans' focus on addressing these issues and their true desire to improve quality. I look forward to joining senior leadership as the organization evolves.”
public health leadership
Phillips most recently served as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, leading the department through the COVID-19 pandemic and coordinating state, local and private sector health care providers. Previously, he served as executive committee member of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
She began her career in Louisiana state government and spent 15 years in roles of increasing responsibility across multiple government agencies. Ms. Oceans said her knowledge of government-funded health care programs and her record of implementing influential policies will be invaluable as she continues to fight for coordination of health care access and funding. He said it would be valuable.
“Along with advocating for legislation to support patients and health care providers, effective communication is critical to informing stakeholders about the complex nature and continuum of behavioral health services,” Phillips said in a statement. It is extremely important.” “Recognizing the uniqueness of each community and understanding its challenges firsthand enables a collaborative effort to identify solutions that maximize the benefit for the community and the patients it serves. Masu.”
300% growth in the last 10 years
Oceans provides inpatient and outpatient care at 36 locations, including 25 hospital campuses throughout the Southeast.
Oceans said last year it consistently exceeded national average quality scores as determined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid on multiple measures.
The company said Oceans has grown 300% since 2014 through acquisitions, high-profile joint ventures, new facility developments and the addition of new services.
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