“The Biggest Loser” Contestant Names Columbus Behavioral Center Employee “Top Loser”

COLUMBUS, Ind. – (March 22, 2010) – Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents, a Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) facility, hosted a facility-wide health and fitness challenge inspired by Allen Smith, a Columbus Behavioral Center employee and former contestant on NBC’s reality show “The Biggest Loser.”

Gene Wise, Columbus Behavioral Center employee, was named “Top Loser” and awarded a cash prize for a total percentage weight loss of 10.05 percent. Neighboring PSI facility, Valle Vista Health System in Greenwood, Ind., also participated in the competition.

“We are very proud of Allen’s success on the show as he inspired employees like Gene and many others with the challenge of living a healthier lifestyle,” said Kelly Ulreich, chief executive officer of Columbus Behavioral Center. “The facility’s weight loss challenge was a great mix of competitiveness, motivation and encouragement as several employees battled for the coveted title of ‘Top Loser.’”

In its eighth season, Allen Smith lost 118 pounds on “The Biggest Loser” and inspired a facility-wide health and fitness challenge at Columbus Behavioral Center and Valle Vista where the employee with the largest percentage of weight loss among their colleagues would be crowned “Top Loser” and win a cash prize.

About Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents

Columbus Behavioral Center for Children and Adolescents provides a safe and therapeutic environment for males and females ages 8 to 18. The center focuses on individualized treatment goals that address their histories of multiple acute-care hospitalizations, substance abuse problems or repeated behavioral health concerns. For more information visit www.columbusbcmediapsi.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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