Highland Ridge Hospital Names Jennifer Riedel, MSW as CEO

SALT LAKE CITY, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (Highland Ridge Hospital) today announced that Jennifer Riedel, MSW has been named CEO of Highland Ridge Hospital. Ms. Riedel will be responsible for the daily operations of this specialty psychiatric and substance abuse hospital that has been serving Utahans for over 25 years along with various other Salt Lake City and surrounding area contracts operated by the Hospital.

Robert Boswell, Sr. Vice President of Pioneer Behavioral Health states, "We are pleased to bring Ms. Riedel back to our company. Her experience and focus on quality patient care will only strengthen the company and benefit our patients, customers, and community."

Ms. Riedel brings 12 Years of Behavioral Health Experience to Highland Ridge Hospital. She previously worked for Pioneer Behavioral Health as the CEO of Harmony Healthcare, an outpatient and managed Care Company in Las Vegas, NV (2007-2010). Most recently she was the COO of a Psychiatric Hospital in Pennsylvania. She also worked for eight years as on Account Executive for the behavioral health division of Nevada's largest HMO. In addition, she was with the Department of Family Services as a caseworker for abused and neglected children. Ms Riedel received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Social Work from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Jennifer Riedel
Chief Executive Officer
Highland Ridge Hospital
7309 South 180 West
Midvale, UT 84047
Office: (801) 569-2153
Fax: (801) 567-9006

www.highlandridgehospital.com

www.phc-inc.com

SOURCE Highland Ridge Hospital