Behavioral Health Business October 3, 2023
Private equity-backed substance use disorder provider Pinnacle Treatment Centers has named Michael Lawler its next CEO.
The provider says Lawler will be key to helping the organization expand its services. Lawler has worked in health care for more than three decades. Most recently, he served as the CEO of CHE Behavioral Health Services, a private equity-backed hybrid mental health care company. He also spent more than a decade at medical supply distributor TwinMed, serving as senior vice president of operations and then chief operating officer.
The company’s former CEO, Joe Pritchard, plans to stay on at Pinnacle in an advisory role.
“Michael’s ability to drive complex care in very creative ways while ensuring the professional staff are fully developed and...