What Advanced Recovery Systems does

Advanced Recovery Systems is a physician-led, privately held behavioral healthcare operator headquartered in Weston, Florida, founded in 2013. The company runs a nationwide network of 15+ accredited treatment centers operating primarily under The Recovery Village brand, delivering a full continuum of addiction and co-occurring mental health care: medical detox (typically 5–7 days), inpatient/residential treatment (30–45 days), partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient care, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and teletherapy. Specialty programs include FORTITUDE for veterans and first responders and the Nobu digital wellness app.

The company is co-founded and led by physicians — Mitchell Eisenberg serves as co-founder and CEO and Lewis Gold as co-founder and Chairman — and employs 501–1,000 staff holding more than 1,000 clinical credentials. Care is delivered through wholly-owned facility sub-brands across at least 15 states (Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, and others), and through joint ventures with Baptist Health South Florida (Palm Beach and Miami) and Cooper University Health Care (90-bed Cherry Hill), plus the IAFF Center of Excellence, a 65-bed dedicated facility for firefighters near Washington DC.

ARS generates revenue by billing in-network commercial and public insurers for clinical services and also accepts private payment. Patient acquisition is conducted via a centralized 24/7 admissions line, healthcare-provider referrals supported by a community outreach team, employer referral partnerships, and direct website inquiries, with same- or next-day admission as a core sales proposition. The company reports 80,000+ lives impacted to date and is currently PE-backed, with an active sale auction reported as of October 2025.

Name

Advanced Recovery Systems

Legal name

Advanced Recovery Systems LLC

Website

https://advancedrecoverysystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Advanced Recovery Systems is a physician-led, PE-backed behavioral healthcare operator running 15+ accredited addiction and mental health treatment centers across 15+ US states, delivering detox, residential, outpatient, and specialty care through The Recovery Village brand and hospital-system joint ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare / Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Behavioral health programs
• Substance abuse rehab
• Mental health treatment
• Medical detoxification

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Provides addiction treatment and mental health services billed through insurance. Facilities are in-network with most national and local insurance providers. Also offers private payment options for uninsured patients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Recovery Systems operates a physician-led, nationwide network of addiction treatment centers delivering evidence-based care across a full continuum of services. Offerings include medical drug and alcohol detox, inpatient/residential treatment, outpatient programs (intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization), inpatient mental health rehab, and medication-assisted treatment. Specialty tracks include the FORTITUDE program for veterans and first responders, teletherapy, and the Nobu mental health and wellness application. Services are delivered through 15+ branded facilities across multiple U.S. states.

Product overview

Advanced Recovery Systems operates a nationwide network of addiction treatment centers providing a continuum of care through multiple product lines. The core offerings include Medical Drug & Alcohol Detox, Inpatient/Residential Drug & Alcohol Treatment, Outpatient Treatment (including IOP and PHP), and Inpatient Mental Health Rehab. These are delivered through facility sub-brands including The Recovery Village (flagship brand with facilities in Florida, Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Georgia, Indiana, and Oregon), Orlando Recovery Center (Florida), Denver Mental Health & Counseling (Colorado), and the IAFF Center of Excellence (Maryland for first responders). Specialty programs include the FORTITUDE Program for veterans and first responders, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Teletherapy, and the Nobu mental health application. Facilities are operated in partnership with healthcare systems including Baptist Health South Florida and Cooper Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Recovery Village Flagship addiction treatment brand offering evidence-based, physician-led care for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions across multiple inpatient facilities nationwide. Serves adults seeking comprehensive drug and alcohol rehab.
• Medical Drug & Alcohol Detox Medically supervised detox program providing 24/7 monitoring, withdrawal symptom management, and medication-assisted treatment to safely eliminate drugs and alcohol from patients' systems. Typical duration 5-7 days.
• Inpatient Drug & Alcohol Treatment Residential treatment program offering highly structured, intensive addiction treatment with patients living on-site to focus on recovery with evidence-based programming from licensed staff. Typical duration 30-45 days.
• Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Treatment Flexible outpatient treatment programs including intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) that allow patients to receive therapy while living at home.
• Inpatient Mental Health Rehab Residential mental health treatment program addressing co-occurring mental health disorders (PTSD, anxiety, depression) alongside substance use conditions. Dual-diagnosis capable.
• FORTITUDE Program Specialized treatment track designed for veterans and first responders to address trauma with high-quality programming among peers, led by trained clinical professionals experienced with first responder communities.
• Nobu Mental health and wellness application providing digital support tools for individuals in recovery, enabling continued care beyond inpatient or outpatient programs.
• IAFF Center of Excellence First-of-its-kind 65-bed rehabilitation center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, designed especially for and by firefighters, located on 15 acres near Washington DC, providing treatment among peers led by clinicians experienced with first responder professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000+ lives impacted through treatment programs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cooper University Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018Partnership announced October 2018 to build a new state-of-the-art, 90-bed inpatient treatment facility in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper delivers evidence-backed care for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Baptist Health South FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Baptist Health South Florida expanded access to high quality behavioral health care through The Recovery Village Palm Beach at Baptist Health facility, providing inpatient rehab for substance abuse and mental health conditions.
• IAFF (International Association of Fire Fighters)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst-of-its-kind rehabilitation center designed especially for and by firefighters. The 65-bed IAFF Center of Excellence facility, located on 15 acres near Washington DC, provides treatment among peers led by clinicians experienced with first responder professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Addiction Centers: Operator of a multi-state network of residential and outpatient addiction treatment facilities. Closest comparable US chain to ARS in terms of continuum of care, payer mix, and facility footprint.
• Pyramid Healthcare: PE-backed addiction and behavioral health treatment provider explicitly cited alongside ARS in October 2025 sale news. Operates residential, detox, and outpatient programs across multiple US states under a comparable multi-modality model.
• Recovery Centers of America: Multi-state inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment network with a physician-led model and hospital partnerships. Closely aligned with ARS in scale, geographic spread, and payor-driven revenue model.
• Promises Behavioral Health: Operator of residential and outpatient addiction treatment facilities serving similar populations with evidence-based and MAT offerings. Comparable private-pay and insured mix and brand-led go-to-market.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Largest US nonprofit addiction treatment network offering residential, outpatient, and MAT services. Comparable clinically and programmatically; differs as a nonprofit and on funding model rather than PE-backed operations.
• Wellbridge Addiction Treatment: Private residential and outpatient addiction treatment provider on the East Coast offering physician-led evidence-based care. Smaller-scale but operationally comparable peer in the same clinical and competitive environment.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Public company operating inpatient behavioral health facilities including psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. Overlaps with ARS on inpatient SUD but operates a broader behavioral health portfolio at materially larger scale.
• Universal Health Services: Large diversified hospital operator whose Behavioral Health segment includes inpatient and residential substance abuse and psychiatric facilities. Comparable as a facility-based behavioral health operator though vastly larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• BrightView Health: Outpatient-focused addiction treatment chain with MAT and telehealth offerings. Competes for ARS's outpatient referrals and step-down patients but lacks a residential footprint of similar scale.
• CleanSlate Centers: Multi-state outpatient addiction medicine provider focused on office-based MAT. Partial overlap with ARS outpatient segment, especially MAT referrals and value-based payer contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arsnetworks
• Facebookfacebook.com/advancedrecoverysystems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advanced-recovery-systems-llc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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