News RX
Monday, October 1, 2007
North Charleston, SC. Charleston,
S.C. – Palmetto Behavioral Health, a Charleston-based mental health provider
offering services for mental illness and addictive disease at its four South
Carolina locations, has promoted Cherie Tolley to Chief Executive Officer.
Cherie Tolley joined Palmetto Behavioral Health in 2002 as Chief Executive
Officer of Palmetto Pee Dee Behavioral Health, the organization’s Florence
facility, and has served as Chief Operating Officer for the organization since
2006. In her current role, she is responsible for management and oversight
of all operations at Palmetto Behavioral Health, which employs over 500 employees
throughout its coastal and Pee Dee locations.
“Palmetto Behavioral Health is fortunate to have someone of Cherie’s
caliber and wide-array of experience to lead our organization,” commented
Steven Lopez, Chief Medical Officer for Palmetto Behavioral Health. “We
look forward to her leadership and guidance in continuing our mission to help
the members of our community.”
Since 1977, Tolley has held numerous positions in the mental health field,
having served as a social worker in both South Carolina and California; Program
Director for the Berkeley Community Mental Health Center and for the South
Carolina Continuum of Care; Clinical Director for Willowglen Academy in Greeleyville,
S.C.; and as a private consultant. She is currently an Adjunct Faculty Member
at both Limestone College and the Medical University of South Carolina’s
Institute of Psychiatry.
“I am eager to continue to work with our team to deliver effective and
compassionate patient care. I am committed to maintaining Palmetto Behavioral
Health’s leadership role in the state by offering the highest quality
behavioral health services. We strive to provide our patients with the best
personal, private and professional treatment. As a clinician and an educator,
I am dedicated to ensuring that our team of experts maintain the latest in
evidenced-based treatment techniques and provide all patients with the highest
level of care.”
Over the years, Tolley has presented at numerous conferences on topics such
as behavior strategies and interventions for families and educators, behavior
rating systems, behavior management in the classroom, treatment of the dually
diagnosed adolescent and models for children’s service systems. She has
also served on several advisory councils, including the U.S. Inspector General’s
Office Task Force in San Francisco on children’s services, the U.S. Assistant
Secretary of Health and Human Services Round Table in Contra Costa County in
California, and a number of task forces in South Carolina related to children’s
services and mental health issues. A graduate of the University of North Alabama,
she holds a master’s degree in clinical counseling and counseling education.
Palmetto Behavioral Health serves the coastal and Pee Dee areas of South Carolina
with a broad range of psychiatric services addressing the needs of individuals
and families living with mental illness and addictive disease. Psychiatric
programs and services designed to provide a caring, comfortable atmosphere
are offered for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors in private inpatient
and outpatient settings at four facilities: Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral
Hospital, Palmetto Behavioral Health Solutions, Palmetto Pee Dee Behavioral
Health and Palmetto Pines Behavioral Health. Palmetto Behavioral Health facilities
are accredited by The Joint Commission, certified by Medicare, Medicaid and
Champus and are licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control
(DHEC). For more information, visit www.palmettobehavioralhealth.com.
Last Updated September 12, 2007