Director of Nursing at Michiana Behavioral Health Center Earns Master’s Degree

PLYMOUTH, Ind. – (March 8, 2010) – Michiana Behavioral Health Center’s director of nursing, Lori Retske, recently earned a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J. Fourteen years ago, Retske began working at Michiana as a registered nurse and quickly advanced.

A current member of the Marshall County Tobacco-Free board, Retske helped Michiana receive the 2009 Rural Indiana Smoke-Free Environment Award (R.I.S.E) award presented by the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency and the Indiana Rural Health Association for becoming a smoke-free facility. She also serves on the advisory boards of the Ancilla College Nursing Program in Donaldson, Ind., and Bethel College School of Nursing in Mishawaka, Ind.

“Lori’s recent academic achievement is just one of her many successes that demonstrates the skills and dedication she brings to Michiana,” said Bryan Lett, CEO of Michiana, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility. “I know with this advanced degree she will continue to provide her staff with strong leadership and provide the patients at Michiana with the finest of care.”

In 2009, Retske was presented with the Michiana Forty Under 40 award by the Young Professionals Network, and she previously was named Program Leader of the Year by Horizon Health.

About Michiana Behavioral Health Center

Michiana Behavioral Health Center offers an environment dedicated to helping patients restore their health and get a fresh start. Located in Plymouth, Ind., the facility provides each patient with comprehensive behavioral health treatment from compassionate and caring staff. It offers services to children, adolescents, adults and seniors on an inpatient and outpatient basis. For more information, visit www.michianamediapsi.com

About Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI)
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with more than 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others. For more information, visit www.mediapsi.com

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