Mark Richards Email & Phone Number

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

My real estate team helps clients buy and sell real estate and land across the DFW Metroplex.

Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

* Provide consultation in all areas of behavioral healthcare using 25 years of executive leadership experience managing Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, and outpatient clinics.* Short-term on-site consultation provides the best way to assess current operations and make recommendations that improve quality, increase revenue and provide growth.* Interim leadership provides on-site the same consultation, but also provides the leadership to implement the recommendations.

Waxahachie, Tx

Daymark Living is building an innovative residential-style independent living community for persons with intellectual, developmental, cognitive difficulties and other special needs. We’re building an inclusive community dedicated to meeting a wide spectrum of needs—and helping all our residents thrive. We have an unwavering dedication to compassion and encouraging self-confidence. Daymark is a place where they can strengthen their independence, build meaningful, long-lasting relationships and grow. Daymark's experienced staff will always be there to give them the care and individual attention they deserve.

Austin, Tx

I utilize my healthcare leadership experience in running residential, inpatient, Acute Hospitals and ambulatory services to bring our healthcare and behavioral health clients the highest quality talent.

Austin, Texas Area

I provide part-time interim leadership for this 147 licensed bed acute psychiatric hospital. Seton Shoal Creek provides high quality services to the areas most needy individuals, serving all age patients living with addiction and/or mental illness. Part of the Seton Healthcare Family, Seton Shoal Creek is the primary residency site for the UT Austin Dell Medical School Psychiatry Program.

Liberty Hill, Tx (Austin Area)

CEO of specialized neurobehavioral psychiatric residential treatment facility. While at Meridell, exceeded budgeted EBITDA by $1.2MM, increased admissions 25%, improved patient and parent satisfaction scores, increased symptom improvement scores at discharge, and implemented technological improvements that significantly improved utilization review functions.

Austin, Texas Area

Acute psychiatric care, partial hospital, and intensive outpatient services for adults.Managed Partial Hospital Program, attained first-time Tricare certification, increased admissions by 22%, improved patient programming, and surpassed revenue budget by 15%

Overland Park, Kansas

Responsible for leading all aspects of children's psychiatric treatment facility.Represented and advocated at local, state and regional opportunities. Created and implemented vision for fulfillng agency mission.Increased beds from 38 to 84. Gained Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) status in Kansas. Started Children's Psychiatric Hospital and converted 48 beds from PRTF to Acute Psychiatric Hospital. Increased revenue from $2.1MM to over $11MM and increased operating margin by 3%.

• Direct all operational aspects of not-for-profit psychiatric treatment center and special education facility for children and youth.• Direct human resources functions including benefits and training for over 200 employees.• Direct facility maintenance, food service, computer network, and financial operations.• Responsible for risk and safety management, and compliance with all Joint Commission, federal CMS and Kansas regulations

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Oversee technology services across Cornerstones of Care member agencies. Implemented electronic health record throughout all programs including residential, outpatient, therapeutic day school, acute hospital and partial hospital.

• Promoted to administrate multi-state region of mental health and substance abuse clinics.• Consultant and trainer for office and clinical managers.• Provide direct support for Kansas City operation including budget preparation and analysis, personnel supervision, provider network contracting and relations, and employer group and insurance group relations.

Implement policies and procedures, hire and train support staff, and coordinate clinical and administrative functions for this newly-opened statewide network of mental health clinics.

· Conduct individual and marital therapy, crisis intervention, psychological testing, and psychological intake and referral.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Systems. · Select and implement computer network for physicians' office. · Remit insurance, maintain accounts receivable, interview and train new personnel, and prepare financial reports.

Master Of Arts; Bachelor Of Science, Clinical Psychology; Psychology

Bs, Psychology, Sociology