Joey A. Jacobs

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Mr. Jacobs co-founded PSI and has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1997. Prior to founding PSI, Mr. Jacobs served for 21 years in various capacities with Hospital Corporation of America ("HCA," also formerly known as Columbia and Columbia/HCA), most recently as President of the Tennessee Division. Mr. Jacobs' background at HCA also includes serving as President of HCA's Central Group, Vice President of the Western Group, Assistant Vice President of the Central Group and Assistant Vice President of the Salt Lake City Division.

Mr. Jacobs currently serves as a Director for numerous health care industry organizations, including the Federation of American Hospitals, the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.  In addition, he is on the Board of the Nashville Health Care Council, which is an association of health care industry leaders working to promote the continued growth of Nashville as the nation's health care capital, and he will serve as Chairman for the 2009-2010 year.  Mr. Jacobs received the 2004 Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented by Ernst and Young and the 2007 Emerald Entrepreneurial and Excellence Award in the "Public Company Executive, Growth" category, awarded by Emerald Asset Management.