Fremont Hospital Appoints New CEO

FREMONT, Calif.—(Nov. 16, 2009)—Fremont Hospital, a 96-bed behavioral health facility serving adolescents and adults, has announced the appointment of Sidney Ono as Chief Executive Officer, effective Nov. 16.  Ono has more than 20 years of hospital executive and operations experience at California hospitals, including experience at both private and public facilities.  He holds a master’s in public administration from the University of Southern California and a master’s in business administration from Pepperdine University.

With a proven track record of healthcare administration, Ono is prepared to demonstrate his proficiency at Fremont.  “I am honored to become a member of Fremont Hospital.  From the doctors and staff members that I have met already, I can tell we all share the same passion for quality patient care, dynamic staff relations and an overarching results-oriented mentality,” he explained.  “I am extremely lucky to be joining an organization with such a solid base already in place.”

Ono replaces Jay Kellison, who has been CEO at Fremont Hospital, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, for the past four years.  Kellison has been promoted to Division President for PSI and will be responsible for 11 facilities in California, Nevada and Washington.

“I can’t think of anyone better than Sidney to fill my shoes at Fremont.  I admire the work he has done in the past at other hospitals, and I am fully confident in his ability to lead Fremont,” said Kellison.  “Knowing that Sidney has experience on the corporate healthcare level as well as the local facility level, I trust him to be both a competent leader for the staff at Fremont and a trusted liaison between the facility and the rest of the PSI family.” 

About Fremont Hospital
Fremont Hospital is a private, modern 96-bed behavioral healthcare facility that provides services to adolescents (ages 12-17) and adults. Fremont Hospital provides a supportive environment in which individuals learn to modify behaviors that have made life difficult to manage. Individual attention is an integral part of Fremont Hospital’s strong commitment to quality care. Services offered include treatment of psychiatric conditions, chemical dependency and treatment of dual diagnosis (co-existing psychiatric condition and chemical dependency). A variety of treatment programs are available, including inpatient care, partial hospitalization (day treatment) and an intensive outpatient program.

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with over 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others.

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