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Benjamin H. Underwood, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director
Ben Underwood has been a respected leader in the field of behavioral health and addiction treatment for more than four decades. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Ben began his career in the mid-1960s as Associate Administrator of Atlanta's Northside Hospital and served as CEO of Metropolitan Psychiatric Center in Atlanta and Safe Centers prior to developing and opening the Talbott Recovery Campus in 1985.
Mr. Underwood's partnership with Dr. Doug Talbott resulted in an addiction treatment program that has long been recognized as the gold standard in the treatment of addictive diseases and coexisting psychiatric disorders. His expertise has earned him national acclaim. Ben has served as chairman of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) and was awarded the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrator's Outstanding Achievement Award in 1992. On behalf of Talbott Recovery Campus, in 2006 Mr. Underwood accepted the prestigious James West M.D. Quality Improvement Award for clinical excellence at the NAATP's annual conference. The award reflects Mr. Underwood's and the Talbott Recovery Campus staff's dedication and ongoing commitment to providing Talbott Recovery Campus patients and their families the finest in addiction treatment services. In 2007 Mr. Underwood was awarded the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Chairman's Award, the association's highest honor, for his dedication and professional achievements over the last 40 years in Behavioral Healthcare. He has served on the GHA Board of Trustees for 10 years, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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