Reorganization Underway at Shawnee Hills Center in Charleston, West Virginia

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Shawnee Hills, a non-profit mental health center in West Virginia serving mentally retarded, developmentally disabled, mentally ill, and addicted residents of Kanawha, Putnam, Boone, and Clay counties, is having operational and financial problems. On April 30, 1999, both John Barnette, long-time chief operating officer and Toni Estep- Bevis, senior vice-president resigned suddenly without explanation. On May 10, 1999, four executives were laid off in an attempt to cut expenses and avoid bankruptcy. Fueled by these occurrences, and also due to the numerous audits conducted by . . .