Sierra Tucson Expands Into Germany

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Sierra Tucson Company of Tucson, Arizona opened a 65-bed free-standing residential facility in Garmisch, West Germany this December. The German facility was developed in conjunction with Walther Lechler, M.D., a founder of Germany’s Emotions Anonymous and a promoter of the 12-step approach.. “We have contracted with Dr. Lechler’s group to provide a ‘lead physician’, Horst Esslinger, M.D.,” said Reed Smith, the project manager of Sierra Tucson Klinik Garmisch. The Garmisch facility was developed because Sierra Tucson found a need for shorter . . .