Facility profile Alabama

Alabama Clinical Schools

Open Birmingham, Alabama

Alabama Clinical Schools is a residential treatment center in Birmingham, Alabama, operated by Universal Health Services (UHS). It has operated since 1997.

Timeline

From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.

  1. 1997

    1. Opened

      Opened in Birmingham, Alabama

  2. 2005

    1. OwnershipOctober 2005

      Keystone Education and Youth Services: Sold with its parent KEYS Group to Universal Health Services for $207 million

      Keystone Education and Youth Services and Universal Health Services ran Alabama Clinical Schools on either side of the deal.

      Keystone Education and Youth Services: Sold with its parent KEYS Group to Universal Health Services for $207 million October 2005

      UHS acquired KEYS Group Holdings, including Keystone Education and Youth Services, effective October 1, 2005, adding 21 residential treatment facilities, 21 therapeutic day schools and four detention facilities in ten states. The net price was $207 million in cash.

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    2. OwnershipOctober 2005

      Universal Health Services (UHS): Bought KEYS Group Holdings, parent of Keystone Education and Youth Services, for $207 million

      Keystone Education and Youth Services and Universal Health Services ran Alabama Clinical Schools on either side of the deal.

      Universal Health Services (UHS): Bought KEYS Group Holdings, parent of Keystone Education and Youth Services, for $207 million October 2005

      UHS announced on October 10, 2005 that it had acquired the stock of KEYS Group Holdings, LLC, including Keystone Education and Youth Services, LLC, effective October 1, 2005. The deal added 46 facilities in ten states: 21 residential treatment facilities with 1,280 beds, 21 non-public therapeutic day schools and four detention facilities. The net purchase price was $207 million in cash.

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Federal funding

Federal money this program received, as government records, congressional reports and news coverage show it.

Medicaid and federal child welfare funds

  • 2022-2024: Named in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's June 2024 staff report "Warehouses of Neglect" (pp. 90, 108), which covers youth residential treatment placements "funded through the Medicaid program and the Social Security Act's child welfare provisions" (p. 3). The report says Medicaid was 39 percent of Universal Health Services' behavioral health revenue in 2023 (pp. 28-29). The report cites an inspection by West Virginia's health and human services department, which placed children there (p. 108). source

News coverage

  • AL.com Jan 25, 2023 Lawsuit

    Abused child suffered scorpion bites, broken bones at Alabama residential treatment, lawsuit claims

    A lawsuit has been filed against Alabama Clinical Schools, alleging that an 11-year-old boy was physically, verbally, and emotionally abused while in treatment. The boy suffered injuries, including broken bones and scorpion bites, and was threatened by staff. The lawsuit claims that the facility's employees were responsible for the abuse and that the company enabled it.

Staff

Administration

Notable staff

  • Drayton L. Holmes

    Chief Executive Officersource

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Chief Operating Officer at Alabama Clinical Schools

  • D'Marcus Reed

    Directorsource

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Ballard Sheppard

    Former CEOsource

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Hilary Gipson

    Former Directorsource

  • Bretrese Stacy

    Former Directorsource

  • Jordan Scroggins

    Former Directorsource

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Acquisitions

  • Universal Health Services Acquired this program (acquired)

Ownership

  • Keystone Education and Youth Services owner

Documents

Research that mentions this program

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From the Unsilenced archive

9 documents about Alabama Clinical Schools that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their folders: Alabama Clinical Schools, Alabama Clinical Schools - Enriched, Alabama Clinical Schools - RTC.

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Reference and research

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