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Gulf Coast Treatment Center

Open Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Gulf Coast Treatment Center is a program in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, operated by Universal Health Services (UHS).

About Gulf Coast Treatment Center

Also drawn on: Psychiatric Solutions 10-K FY2009, properties table, 2010.

Timeline

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  1. 2003

    1. OwnershipJune 30, 2003

      Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.: Bought Ramsay Youth Services for about $78 million

      Psychiatric Solutions Inc and Ramsay Youth Services ran Gulf Coast Treatment Center on either side of the deal.

      Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.: Bought Ramsay Youth Services for about $78 million June 30, 2003

      On June 30, 2003 Psychiatric Solutions acquired Ramsay Youth Services, Inc. in a transaction valued at about $78 million, made up of $58.1 million in cash for Ramsay's stock plus the assumption of its debt. A company history says PSI obtained 11 psychiatric hospitals with nearly 1,300 beds.

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    2. OwnershipJune 30, 2003

      Ramsay Youth Services: Sold to Psychiatric Solutions for about $78 million

      Psychiatric Solutions Inc and Ramsay Youth Services ran Gulf Coast Treatment Center on either side of the deal.

      Ramsay Youth Services: Sold to Psychiatric Solutions for about $78 million June 30, 2003

      Psychiatric Solutions acquired Ramsay Youth Services on June 30, 2003 in a transaction valued at about $78 million, including $58.1 million in cash for Ramsay's stock and the assumption of its debt.

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  2. 2010

    1. OwnershipNovember 15, 2010

      Universal Health Services (UHS): Bought Psychiatric Solutions, adding its 94 behavioral health facilities

      Universal Health Services and Psychiatric Solutions Inc ran Gulf Coast Treatment Center on either side of the deal.

      Universal Health Services (UHS): Bought Psychiatric Solutions, adding its 94 behavioral health facilities November 15, 2010

      UHS announced the deal on May 17, 2010, paying $2 billion in cash and taking on $1.1 billion of PSI debt. It completed the acquisition on November 15, 2010. After closing UHS ran 25 acute care hospitals and 102 behavioral health facilities and schools, and PSI brought 94 facilities. ProPublica reported that the combined company would be the largest US operator of inpatient psychiatric care.

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Business filings

The company registered with the state behind this program, as the state's business register lists it.

Gulf Coast Treatment Center, Inc.

Florida profit corporation, document F78278, filed April 29, 1982, active (last annual report 2026). Federal employer number 56-1341134. Florida's record of it

Principal address
1015 Mar Walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32547
Officers on file
  • Steve Filton, Vice President (King of Prussia, PA)
  • Matt Peterson, President (King of Prussia, PA)
  • Cheryl K Ramagano, Treasurer (King of Prussia, PA)
  • Matthew D Klein, Secretary (King of Prussia, PA)
  • Thomas Day, Vice President (King of Prussia, PA)
Registered agent
Corporation Service Company (1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, FL)

Filings since it was formed

  • July 12, 2001: Amendment
  • September 26, 2008: Admin dissolution for annual report
  • November 12, 2008: Cancel adm diss/rev

Trade names it registered

  • Okaloosa Youth Academy (Okaloosa County, registered April 2017, active)
  • Gulf Coast Youth Services (Okaloosa County, registered February 2001, active)
  • Gulf Coast Treatment Center (Okaloosa County, registered November 1996, active)

News coverage

  • The Fresno Bee May 22, 2025 Lawsuit

    Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says

    Five women are suing over sexual abuse they endured as minors at the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida. The lawsuit describes retaliation against those who tried to report the abuse, including being confined to a small cement room called the “box.” The case seeks damages and highlights systemic failures in the juvenile justice system and its private contractors.

  • Miami Herald May 22, 2025 Lawsuit

    Girls confined to ‘box’ if they fought sex abuse at FL youth center, suit says

    Five women have filed a lawsuit against the now-closed Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility in Florida, alleging repeated abuse and retaliation by staff when they were minors. The suit names Gulf Coast Treatment Center and its parent company, Universal Health Services, as responsible for failing to protect the girls while operating the state-contracted facility. According to the complaint, girls who resisted or tried to report the abuse were punished by being placed in a small isolation room called “the box.” Staff reportedly stripped them of clothing and denied basic necessities. One survivor says she was confined there for over two weeks. The lawsuit describes multiple instances of abuse, including assaults during night shifts, retaliation for disclosing abuse during phone calls home, and staff physically harming girls who fought back. At least two former employees were criminally convicted, and others have been accused but not charged. The facility was shut down in 2012 after years of reported misconduct. Plaintiffs say they were silenced, retraumatized, and left without recourse for years. Their legal team says the suit aims to expose systemic failures in Florida’s juvenile justice system and private operators paid to care for vulnerable youth.

Staff

Administration

Licensing and inspections

Program
AHCA-23-111520
License category
Psychiatric Hospital (children's beds)
Executive director
Jeanette Jackson
Licensed capacity
28
License expires
01/29/2027
Licensing action
Active
Phone on file
(850) 863-4160
Licensed address
1015 MAR WALT DR, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32547

25 inspection reports on file. Search all Florida reports

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Acquisitions

  • Universal Health Services Acquired this program (acquired)

Ownership

Documents

Documents on file (1)

Materials and links

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