Beacon Light, Stairways Plan to Affiliate
Stairways Behavioral Health of Erie, Pa., and Beacon Light Behavioral Health Systems of Bradford, Pa. have announced that their Boards of Directors have signed mutual Letters Of Intent to affiliate under a common Support Corporation. The two organizations have already enjoyed a long term working partnership in Warren County, providing both private and inpatient psychiatry and substance abuse services. This affiliation expands upon that successful partnership. Beacon Light previously restructured according to the support corporation model, performing shared administrative and operational functions for its existing, distinct companies of Children’s Home of Bradford, Children’s Center for Treatment and Education, and Ramsbottom Center, Inc. Through affiliation, Stairways board members and administrators will share an active role in governing the affiliated system, integrating administration with Beacon Light in the areas of finance, information technology and human resources, ...