Letter from the CEO

James R. Laughlin, MBA. President & Chief Executive Officer Healthcare

To our patients, families, and partners —

At Perimeter Healthcare, we do not take lightly the trust that families place in us during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. When a parent calls us at midnight because their child is in crisis, or when a provider reaches out for urgent placement, they are trusting us with something irreplaceable. We feel the weight of that trust every single day — and we let it drive us.Since our founding, our mission has been straightforward: provide high-quality behavioral health treatment to the people who need it, wherever they are, whatever their age, regardless of the complexity of their needs. That mission has guided every decision we've made as we've grown to 9 facilities across 6 states. But growth has never been our goal in itself. Our goal has always been access — making sure that families in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, and Louisiana have a place to turn when they need psychiatric care. A place that will answer the phone at any hour. A place where their loved ones will be treated with dignity.We are proud of what our clinical teams do every single day. The psychiatrists who take the time to truly understand a patient's history. The nurses who check in on a frightened child at 3am. The therapists who sit with a family and help them understand what recovery actually looks like. These are the people who make Perimeter what it is.We are always working to be better — to improve our outcomes, to expand our programs, to serve our communities more fully. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your story.

With gratitude, James R. Laughlin, MBA. President & Chief Executive Officer Healthcare