AltaPointe Health Systems
Gerette Bednarz, MBA, has over two decades of experience in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors, currently serving as the Assistant Director Environment of Care at AltaPointe Health Systems since September 2010. Bednarz has held multiple leadership roles within the organization, including Assistant Director for Facilities and I/DD Programs and Facilities Coordinator. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Programs at The Arc of High Point and Elon Homes & Schools for Children, as well as management roles at Child and Family Services and Baker Victory Services. Educational credentials include a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University, a Nonprofit Management Certificate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Florida, and an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Villa Maria College.
AltaPointe Health Systems
AltaPointe Health is a large healthcare system providing primary and behavioral healthcare. Each year it provides more than 1 million services to 45,000 patients across Alabama. A national leader in behavioral health for over 60 years, AltaPointe expanded its service array in 2018 to include primary care. Now focusing on the patient's whole health, it operates Accordia Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center with four clinic sites. Rounding out the continuum, AltaPointe operates two psychiatric hospitals serving children and adults, 20 outpatient behavioral healthcare clinics, and BayView Professional Associates, its private practice arm serving southwest Alabama. Its team of 28 physicians and 16 physician extenders renders the medical care services throughout the organization and serves as the administration and faculty for the University of South Alabama, College of Medicine-Department of Psychiatry.