Company Profile
Aegis Treatment Centers
Company Overview
For more than a decade, Aegis has been redefining the Addiction Treatment industry and setting new standards for clinical success. Aegis clinics utilize cutting-edge treatment protocols with a multi-disciplinary team of medical and clinical professionals to provide a holistic treatment environment. Through medication and medical care, individual, family and group counseling, social work services, support groups and educational programs, Aegis has helped tens of thousands of people rebuild their lives.
AEGIS' MISSION
•Aegis’ goal is to support the successful recovery of its patients and improve the quality of their lives.
•Aegis is committed to providing evidence-based comprehensive treatment services incorporating multidisciplinary modalities.
•Aegis promotes the highest standard of patient care in the treatment of substance abuse and related medical, psychological and socio-economic conditions.
•Aegis and its staff members pursue excellence, integrity & commitment in the provision of effective patient care.
Company History
From the beginning, in 1998, Aegis set its sights on the unsatisfied demand for high-end outpatient treatment of opioid addiction, especially as it relates to addiction to prescribed medications. While the majority of NTPs focused their treatment on traditional heroin addicts, there remained very limited services offered to the new, fast-growing higher socio-economic background population.
For the most part, this disparity between the need for high-quality patient-care and the paltry supply available to this new type of patient (i.e., white collar), was the result of the antiquated regulations and fee structures that governed this industry. Despite significant scientific and clinical developments, and cultural and demographical changes, the government and its regulations have lagged 10 - 20 years behind.
Most concerning is the fact that these regulations and fee structure foster a system focused on process rather than result orientation; a system that is paper- instead of patient centered. This fact is evidenced by the fact that established rates are entirely indifferent to the quality of care or clinical outcomes. Unfortunately, NTP providers were faced with a choice between pursuing higher clinical standards and better clinical outcomes and compromising their profitability, or vice versa, giving profitability a priority over their "Product."
Considering the above-mentioned market analysis, Aegis chose to establish good will as its primary financial goal. This was done in anticipation of a full return on its investment in future years, based on growing our market share and income. Such growth would be generated by future penetration into non-traditional market segments, and secured by Aegis’ superior know-how, practices and standards.
As a result of its business plan and decision to set equity and market value as its primary financial goals, Aegis has repeatedly re-invented itself and re-engineered its clinical tools and scope of treatment over the last twelve years. In particular, Aegis has relentlessly pursued ever higher rates of clinical success (i.e. successful patient recovery). Further, it was necessary to create a "main-stream" treatment environment that would overcome the substantial stigma associated with NTPs and AOD Programs.
As a result of its efforts, Aegis was able to achieve many of its objectives over the last two to three years (including unprecedented clinical rates of success, and rapid enhancement of its financial performance.) Aegis attributes these accomplishments to the following:
•Development of new more effective policies, protocols, and procedures(i.e., P,P&Ps);
•Recruiting of talented clinicians, including those secured through +30 internship agreements with leading academic institutions;
•Successful research projects with immediate clinical applications;
•Software development that significantly improved clinical discretion and consistency, as well as regulatory compliance;
•Development and provision of an extensive scope of treatment through multidisciplinary teams (caseload managers, social workers, counselors and physicians);
•Adherence to a strict Code of Conduct and Ethics, supporting unique organizational culture, as well as professional treatment and working environment.