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Dear Friends and Partners,
As we move through this season of change, I want to take a moment to share some important news and to reflect on what it means for the future of addiction treatment in Kentucky.
Addiction Recovery Care has always been guided by a single mission: to provide compassionate, high-quality treatment that transforms lives. To ensure that mission continues for decades to come, we have entered a new chapter in our organization’s journey.
Ethema Health Corporation, through its subsidiary ARIA Kentucky, LLC, has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire various healthcare assets and operations of ARC. This transaction includes ARC, Bellefonte Hospital and Recovery Center, Pioneer Rural Health Clinic, South Creek Drug, and our laboratory. Non-healthcare entities, such as Millard School, Millard College, and Enterprises, are not part of this transaction.
ARC is also engaged in separate discussions regarding the future of the Crown Recovery Center campus. Until those plans are finalized, ARC will continue to own and operate Crown, ensuring uninterrupted care and stability for our patients and staff. Crown will remain a cornerstone of the Springfield community for years to come.
This decision was not made lightly. Over the past several months, we have taken a close look at the growing needs of the people we serve, the financial realities facing behavioral health providers, and the steps necessary to sustain the level of care our clients deserve. Partnering with ARIA Kentucky represents a forward-looking, strategic investment in the long-term stability and strength of addiction treatment services across Kentucky.
Most importantly, our mission remains unchanged. There will be no interruption to client care or admissions, and all existing referral processes will remain in place. ARIA Kentucky also intends to hire a substantial portion of ARC’s current staff, ensuring that the same compassionate professionals who have made ARC what it is today will continue serving our clients.
The transition will take place over several months through a careful, phased approach, with continuity of care as our top priority.
Shawn Leon, Chief Executive Officer of Ethema Health Corporation, will be leading the teams at ARIA Kentucky.
While change can be challenging, it also brings opportunity, the opportunity to build upon what’s working, to grow stronger, and to continue offering hope to those who need it most.
Thank you for your continued trust, partnership, and support as we step into this new chapter together. Our mission remains, and will always be, to serve people with excellence, compassion, and faith. |
