Acadia Healthcare targets 14 new CTCs in 2024 with Nasser Khan guiding operational strategy
Acadia Healthcare has elevated Dr. Nasser Khan, Acadia Healthcare’s operations group president for its comprehensive treatment center business, to a newly created chief operating officer role, effective June 30, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing. The move formalizes responsibilities long handled by the executive vice president of operations and aligns Acadia’s C-suite with peers in the behavioral health sector.
Khan, a physician with a background in multi-site healthcare operations, joined Acadia in 2022 to oversee the company’s network of comprehensive treatment centers (CTCs). During his tenure he prioritized network growth and clinical quality while leading expansion initiatives that include plans to open 14 new CTCs in 2024 and the March acquisition of three North Carolina clinics. Jacob Cooper, currently senior vice president and COO of the CTC service line, will succeed Khan as CTC group president.
Khan’s stated operational priorities focus on staff- and patient-centered service and improving clinical outcomes at scale. His resume includes senior leadership at Shields Health Solutions, a Walgreens Boots Alliance subsidiary, executive roles at DaVita, and clinical and program leadership at Biograph, supported by early-career experience at McKinsey & Company — and he has publicly discussed the importance of treating opioid addiction and expanding access to care. That blend of clinical and operational experience underpins Acadia’s stated intent to emphasize innovation, technology adaptation and workforce investment across its care continuum.
The promotion comes as Acadia reiterates a five-point growth strategy emphasizing facility expansion, de novo development, joint ventures, acquisitions and broader care offerings. Management has also signaled a push into outpatient services, citing partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs as areas with strong long-term upside despite being small current revenue contributors.
Acadia operates a large national footprint of behavioral health services, including hundreds of facilities and thousands of beds, and serves tens of thousands of patients daily. The company reported slightly weaker patient volumes in the first quarter of 2024 but continues to project it will meet full-year financial guidance as it scales the CTC platform under Khan’s operational leadership.
