Psychiatric Medical Care

What Psychiatric Medical Care does

Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC) is a Brentwood, Tennessee-based behavioral healthcare management company founded in 2003 by geriatric psychiatrist Dr. James A. Greene. The company partners with hospitals and health systems to deliver outsourced behavioral health programs, with a core focus on serving older adults in rural communities. Its service portfolio includes Senior Life Solutions (a CMS-approved intensive outpatient program for adults 65+), inpatient behavioral health unit management and consulting, telepsychiatry through its wholly-owned Integrated Telehealth Partners (ITP) subsidiary, Embrace Health (insurance-covered direct telehealth), and Embrace U (adolescent intensive outpatient program launched in 2022). PMC reports 400+ facility partnerships across 35+ states, with 160+ active Senior Life Solutions programs and a clinical network of 750+ professionals including 150+ psychiatrists.

The underlying technology is a HIPAA and SOC2 Type 2 certified telehealth and clinical management platform delivered via ITP, combined with outcomes measurement systems built around validated psychometric instruments (Geriatric Depression Scale, CORE-10, Zung Anxiety Scale). PMC cites measurable clinical outcomes including an 84% reduction in hospital readmissions and a 58% reduction in ER visits from outpatient program deployments, and a 42% average symptom reduction at program completion. ITP holds The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation. The business model is B2B enterprise contracting with hospitals and health systems on custom-priced, multi-year managed services agreements; services are delivered by embedded PMC clinical staff and via telepsychiatry. Customers include critical access hospitals and major national health systems (Ascension, HCA, Mayo Clinic, CommonSpirit, Trinity Health, Lifepoint, Sanford, Avera, Ardent, CHS, Mt. Sinai, MercyOne). PMC received growth capital from Consonance Capital in 2018 and is led by CEO P. Paul Smith Jr., who joined in 2023.

Name

Psychiatric Medical Care

Legal name

Psychiatric Medical Care, LLC

Website

https://psychmc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Psychiatric Medical Care is a behavioral healthcare management company that partners with 300+ hospitals across 35+ states to deliver geriatric outpatient programs, inpatient unit management, and telepsychiatry services, with a focus on rural critical access hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Healthcare Management

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health-Integrated Chronic Care (SUD comorbidity, collaborative care) (HLALAFAK), Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms (HLALAEAB), Behavioral Health & Psychiatry Virtual Care (Payer Network) (HLALACAC)

Keywords

• Behavioral health management
• Outpatient mental health programs
• Inpatient psychiatry consulting
• Telepsychiatry services
• Rural hospital partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Behavioral Health Management Services: PMC provides comprehensive management of hospital-based behavioral health programs including Senior Life Solutions outpatient programs and inpatient behavioral health unit management. Revenue generated through recurring management fees from hospital partnerships, with services including daily operations, provider recruitment, compliance oversight, and community outreach.
2. Inpatient Consulting Services: Four-month consulting packages for hospitals looking to optimize inpatient behavioral health unit performance. Includes clinical and operational audits, in-person visits, action plans, staffing assessments, and market diagnostics.
3. Telepsychiatry & Teletherapy Services: ITP division provides telepsychiatry services to hospitals, health systems, clinics, correctional facilities, and other healthcare organizations. Revenue generated through service agreements providing access to psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Psychiatric Medical Care is a behavioral healthcare management company that partners with hospitals and health systems to deliver turnkey outpatient mental health programs (Senior Life Solutions for older adults; Embrace U for adolescents), inpatient behavioral health unit management and consulting, and telepsychiatry services via Integrated Telehealth Partners. The company supplements these enterprise services with Embrace Health, an insurance-covered telehealth therapy and psychiatry offering for individual patients. Services are delivered by a network of 750+ clinical professionals including 150+ psychiatrists, supported by HIPAA- and SOC2-certified infrastructure and standardized outcomes measurement.

Product overview

Psychiatric Medical Care (PMC) is a behavioral healthcare management company offering a portfolio of services through multiple product lines: Senior Life Solutions (outpatient mental health programs for older adults in rural hospitals), Inpatient Management & Consulting (management of inpatient behavioral health units), Integrated Telehealth Partners (telepsychiatry services), Embrace Health (direct-to-consumer telehealth), and Embrace U (adolescent mental health program). The company partners with over 400 hospitals and health systems across 35+ states to provide behavioral health services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Senior Life Solutions: Intensive outpatient group therapy program specifically designed to help older adults (typically 65 and older) in rural communities experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders.
• Integrated Telehealth Partners (ITP)
• Embrace Health
• Embrace U

Products and services

• Senior Life Solutions CMS-approved intensive outpatient program for older adults (typically 65 and older) in rural communities experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders; combines psychiatry with group and individual therapy, with up to three sessions per week. Sold to critical access hospitals and health systems as a turnkey behavioral health program.
• Inpatient Management & Consulting Comprehensive management and consulting services for hospitals and health systems operating inpatient behavioral health units, providing round-the-clock clinical coverage, 24/7 on-call support, KPI development, provider recruitment, growth planning, and compliance management. Includes four-month consulting packages for performance audits, in-person visits, action plans, staffing assessments, and market diagnostics.
• Integrated Telehealth Partners (ITP) PMC's telehealth division providing telepsychiatry services to hospitals, clinics, jails, CCBHCs, CMHCs, RHCs, and FQHCs. Covers child/adolescent, adult, geriatric, forensic psychiatry, substance abuse, detox, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction via a network of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners.
• Embrace Health Insurance-covered telehealth services offering individual and group therapy to online psychiatry, providing accessible mental health services for individual patients who can schedule their first appointment in minutes.
• Embrace U Intensive outpatient program for adolescents aged 10 to 18 experiencing mental health challenges, utilizing psychiatry, group therapy, and individual therapy. The first program is located in Brentwood, TN, near PMC's corporate headquarters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% reduction in hospital readmissions, 58% reduction in ER visits
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• AscensionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscension is one of the major health systems partnering with PMC for behavioral health services.
• Mayo ClinicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayo Clinic is listed among the health system partners of PMC.
• MercyOnemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMercyOne health system partners with PMC for Senior Life Solutions programs at multiple locations including New Hampton Medical Center and Dyersville Medical Center.
• HCA HealthcaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCA Healthcare is listed among PMC's hospital and health system partners.
• CommonSpirit HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommonSpirit Health is listed among PMC's health system partners.
• Avera HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvera Health partners with PMC for Senior Life Solutions programs including at Holy Family Hospital.
• Lifepoint HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifepoint Health is listed among PMC's hospital and health system partners.
• Sanford HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanford Health is listed among PMC's health system partners.
• University of Tennessee Health Science CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2005 when Dr. Greene became Chairman of Psychiatry. In 2014, Senior Life Solutions was selected for the University's inaugural Physician Assistant program, allowing PA students to gain insight into geriatric mental health in rural communities.
• Mt. Sinai Health SystemmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMt. Sinai is listed among PMC's hospital and health system partners.
• Trinity HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity Health is listed among PMC's health system partners.
• Community Health SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Health Systems (CHS) is listed among PMC's hospital and health system partners.
• Ardent Health ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArdent Health Services is listed among PMC's health system partners.
• Nashville Health Care CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMC CEO J.R. Greene serves as board member of Nashville Healthcare Council. Lynsey Perry graduated from 2023 Council Fellows cohort. Company participates in Council events and peer discussions.
• American Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMC programs featured on AHA's Advancing Health podcast. Company positioned as partner to AHA's mission of advancing health in America.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LifeStance Health: Large outpatient mental health provider operating a multi-site, multi-state network of psychiatric and counseling clinics. Highly comparable to PMC in scale and outpatient mental health delivery, though LifeStance is directly patient-facing rather than hospital-embedded.
• Iris Telehealth: Specialized telepsychiatry provider partnering with hospitals, FQHCs, and correctional facilities to deliver remote psychiatric coverage. Directly comparable to PMC's Integrated Telehealth Partners division as a B2B telepsychiatry services vendor.
• Array Behavioral Care: Tele-psychiatry and teletherapy provider serving hospitals, health systems, and community mental health centers. Directly comparable to PMC's telepsychiatry offering via ITP, with overlapping customer profiles (CCBHCs, CMHCs, FQHCs, hospitals).

Broad incumbents

• Universal Health Services: Diversified hospital operator with one of the largest behavioral health divisions in the U.S. Comparable in serving psychiatric inpatient and outpatient needs at scale, though UHS owns and operates facilities rather than embedding clinical teams into partner hospitals.
• Acadia Healthcare: Public behavioral health operator running inpatient psychiatric facilities and residential treatment programs across the U.S. Comparable as a large-scale behavioral health services platform; differs in owning facilities rather than managing hospital-embedded programs.
• agilon health: Value-based primary care platform serving Medicare-eligible seniors via partnerships with primary care physicians. Comparable in targeting older adults with senior-focused care delivery and embedding clinical programs into partner sites, though focused on primary care rather than behavioral health.
• CenterWell (Humana): Humana-owned senior-focused primary care and home health platform serving complex Medicare patients. Comparable demographic focus (seniors) and integrated care delivery for chronic and behavioral conditions, though broader in scope and payer-aligned rather than hospital-embedded.

Emerging players

• SonderMind: National network of in-person and virtual mental health providers serving adults and adolescents across multiple states. Comparable in multi-state outpatient mental health delivery and measurement-based care, though directly consumer/employer-facing rather than hospital-partnered.
• Quartet Health: Behavioral health integration platform coordinating mental health care within primary care and health system workflows. Comparable in integrating behavioral health into broader healthcare delivery, though Quartet focuses on payer/PCP enablement rather than hospital-embedded programs.
• innovAge Holding Corp. PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) operator providing coordinated medical and behavioral care for seniors. Comparable demographic focus (65+, complex needs) and community-based care delivery, though PACE is a fully capitated model versus PMC's managed services approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/psychiatricmedicalcare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psychiatricmedicalcare

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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