Veteran’s Administration Medical Center awards contract to Pioneer Behavioral Health for providing behavioral health services

Pioneer Behavioral Health (NYSE AMEX: PHC), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Salt Lake City Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (VA) to provide behavioral health services at the Company’s Highland Ridge Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The initial term of the contract is nine months, with six-month renewal periods. PHC is guaranteed a minimum of $1.24 million under the initial term. Revenue for each six-month contract extension would be $792,000. Highland Ridge will provide the VA with eight psychiatric and detoxification beds. PHC also has the opportunity to receive additional revenue for providing care for patients beyond the allocated beds on a fee-for-service basis.

“We are pleased to expand our relationship with the VA and to provide needed behavioral health services for the veterans in the Salt Lake City area,” said Bruce A. Shear, president and CEO of PHC. “Highland Ridge has a reputation for providing safe, fast and effective detoxification and behavioral health programs, and this contract reflects the long relationship with the VA and the growing awareness on the part of government agencies of the important role that behavioral health services play in improving the quality of life of former members of our armed forces.”

Highland Ridge Hospital is a 41-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. It is the oldest specialty treatment program in the state of Utah. The Hospital expertly evaluates, assesses and treats, clients from across the United States. By employing state-of-the-art treatment and assessment technologies, the Hospital tailors its services to meet the unique needs of each client.

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