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America Service Group Inc.

(ASGR) is in the Nonprofits Industry

Market Cap:$130.2M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$489.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

America Service Group Inc. (ASG or the Company) is a leading non-governmental provider and/or administrator of managed correctional healthcare services in the United States. The Company is a provider and/or administrator of managed healthcare services to county/municipal jails and detention centers and state correctional facilities and, prior to May 1, 2007, was also a distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. As of October 1, 2008, the Company provided and/or administered managed healthcare services under 63 contracts to approximately 132,000 inmates at over 125 sites in 23 states. The Company operates through its subsidiaries Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), EMSA Limited Partnership (EMSA), Correctional Health Services, LLC (CHS), Prison Health Services of Indiana, LLC and Secure Pharmacy Plus, LLC (SPP). ASG was incorporated in 1990 as a holding company for PHS. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms ASG or the Company refer to ASG and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. ASGs executive offices are located at 105 Westpark Drive, Suite 200, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027. Its telephone number is (615) 373-3100.

Chief Executive Officer
Michael Catalano
Number of Employees 3,877
Contact Information

105 Westpark Dr Ste 200

Brentwood, Tennessee 37027

asgr.com

(615) 373-3100

NAICS Code Other Social Advocacy Organizations: 813319

Recent Events

  • America Service Group ASGR Misses Q3 Views; Guides FY EPS Lower

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • America Service Group Announces Second Quarter Results

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • America Service Group Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-03-05

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael Catalano Chief Executive Officer
Richard Hallworth CEO
Becky Pinney President, Metropolitan Corrections Systems
Lawrence H. Pomeroy President, State Corrections
Rodney D. Holliman President, Community Corrections
Carl J. Keldie Chief Medical Officer
Eric Thrailkill Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
J. Scott King Chief Legal Officer
Jonathan B. Walker Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Michael Taylor Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
T. Scott Hoffman Chief Compliance Officer
John C. McCauley Assistant Vice Chancellor, Risk and Insurance Management and University Counsel In The Office

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Richard D. Wright Director, Chairman
William M. Fenimore Chair
Burton C. Einspruch Board of Directors
John W. Gildea Board of Directors
William E Hale Board of Directors

Array

Organization Position Status
Prison Health Services, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO, America Service Group, Chairman Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Magellan Health Services, Inc. Chief Legal Counsel Former
America Service Group, Inc. Executive Vice President of Development Former
Magellan Health Services, Inc. Senior Vice President of Planning and Development Former
America Service Group, Inc. General Counsel Former
Prison Health Services, Inc. Industry Leader Former
Prison Health Services, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Georgetown University Juris Doctor Former
Georgetown University Master of Science Former

Richard Hallworth joined ASG/PHS in March of 2006. He has developed a strategic orientation to managing operations of a complex industry in a challenging environment. He couples industry vision with a track record of planning and executing actions necessary to take advantage of anticipated market direction. In the past he has developed and implemented unique clinical, technological and consumer-based programs, improving offerings and services while holding or reducing costs. Mr. Hallworth has expertise in building strategic partnerships to drive cutting-edge initiatives and is a successful team builder with a reputation for honesty and integrity and is known for his approachability. A Certified Public Accountant with a broad range of experience in leading companies through major transformation, his solid finance background and strong record of budgetary management has been shaped by early experience working in public accounting.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. CEO Current
America Service Group, Inc. Chief Executive Office Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Prison Health Services, Inc. President, Metropolitan Corrections Sys Current
America Service Group, Inc. President, Metropolitan Corrections Systems Current
Sigma Theta Tau Member Current
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Certificate In Health Care Risk Management Former
Medical College of Virginia Master of Science In Nursing Former
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Certificate In Health Care Risk Management Former

Lawrence Pomeroy has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer since February 2003 and as Senior Vice President of Marketing of Prison Health Services since April 1998. He is responsible for the implementation of national marketing and sales strategies, business development, including client services, proposal development, pricing and budget preparations. Mr. Pomeroy joined ASG in 1998, bringing with him 22 years of executive level experience in the healthcare field with emphasis in hospital administration, behavioral health and managed care. He held several positions with HCA Healthcare Corporation over 16 years, including Hospital Administrator, National Director of Managed Care and National Product Director for Behavioral Health. Mr. Pomeroy earned a Masters of Business and Hospital Administration from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. President, State Corrections Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. President, State Corrections Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Chief Development Officer Current
America Service Group, Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Senior Vice President of Marketing Current
Behavioral Health National Product Director Former
ASG Former
Cornell University Masters of Business and Hospital Administration Former

Rodney D. Holliman has multi-facility responsibility for PHS sites and regions. Mr. Holliman has a 20-year history of increasingly responsible management experience in operations, strategic planning, marketing, financial management, program development and training, and construction management. In his prior position, Mr. Holliman was a Director of Management Services at HCA, the Healthcare Company, where he provided management services consulting to HCA-affiliated hospitals and medical groups in addition to development and implementation of operational improvement systems. Prior to his HCA experience, Mr. Holliman served as the Vice President of the Services and Solutions Division and Operations at PhyCor, Inc., where he provided operational review and re-engineering services and solutions. As Vice President of Operations, he was responsible for multiple PhyCor-affiliated clinics ranging in size from 32-115 providers. Mr. Holliman holds a Masters of Science in Health Administration from the University of Colorado and is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and the HealthCare Financial Management Association.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. President, Community Corrections Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. President, Community Corrections Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Group Vice President of Operations Former
PhyCor, Inc. Vice President of the Services and Solutions Division and Operations Former
America Service Group, Inc. Vice President, Operations Former
Services, Inc. Vice President Former
HCA Inc. Director of Management Services Former
University of Colorado Masters of Science In Health Administration Former
Healthcare Financial Management Association The Medical Group Management Association and the Former

Organization Position Status
Prison Health Services, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current
America Service Group, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Current
University of South Florida College of Medicine Degree Former
University of South Florida Medical Degree Former

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
PhyCor, Inc. Chief Information Officer and Vice President Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former
University of Florida Bsba Degree With A Major In Accounting Former

Scott King is charged with oversight of the Company’s Legal Department, including contracting functions, litigation management and general operational issues. Mr. King has over 15 years of legal experience with a practice focused on health care and transactional law. He joined the Company in 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. King held several senior legal positions with Dialysis Clinic, Inc. over a 6 year period, including Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel. He received his law degree from the University of Memphis, and a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Chief Legal Officer Current
America Service Group, Inc. Secretary Current
America Service Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Mr. Walker previously served as Vice President of Business Development of PHS from November 2004 until November 2007. From November 2007 to March 2009 Mr. Walker served as Vice President of State Systems Development for Aramark, where he was the head of sales for new business in state department of corrections, federal and private contractors.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Stonemark Management, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
America Service Group, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Miller Mayer Sullivan and Stevens Llp Partner Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mid-State Chief Financial Officer Former
Mid-State Vice President Former
Mid-State Treasurer Former
University of Kentucky Bachelor of Science In Accounting Former

Scott Hoffman has served as Chief Compliance Officer since August 2007 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since July 1999. He served as Vice President of Human Resources and Administration from July 1998 to July 1999. He is responsible for the Company's human resource initiatives and various administrative functions. He joined America Service Group in 1998 and has more than 26 years of experience in healthcare human resources and management. Prior to joining ASG, Mr. Hoffman held various human resources positions at Hospital Corporation of America, Behavioral Healthcare Corporation and Equicor. He earned his Master of Science degree in Industrial Relations from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Compliance Officer Current
America Service Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Behavioral Healthcare Corporation Board of Directors Former
West Virginia University Master of Science Degree In Industrial Relations Former

Richard Wright is a Senior Partner with more than 35 years of health care management experience in a wide variety of organizations. He has operated health maintenance organizations, a leading physician practice management company, hospitals, (both domestic and international), insurance companies, a healthcare technology firm, a management consulting firm and a company delivering services in the field of correctional medicine. He is a unique resource for strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, executive coaching and evaluation/resolution of operational challenges in physician organizations. Mr. Wright recently completed a rebuilding effort as part of the America Service Group (ASG) management team serving as the Vice Chairman of ASG and President and Chief Executive Officer of Prison Health Services. ASG is the leading provider of managed care services to the correctional healthcare market and he remains on the Board of Directors. Prior to joining ASG, Mr. Wright was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Covation, LLC, a provider of software integration and data management services for healthcare payors until acquired by Perot Systems. Wright was a co-founder of PhyCor, Inc., where he served as Director and Executive Vice President of Operations over a ten-year period. PhyCor, the pioneering physician practice management firm grew to 55 clinics with 3,800 physicians in 28 states with $1.2 billion in revenue. PhyCor paved the way for many of today's health system and other health care firms working with organized physician practices. He also held senior management roles at HCA International and its group health venture, EquiCor, while living and working in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, England, Brazil and Nashville. Mr. Wright holds a Masters of Health Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University. He was honored with the GSU Institute of Health Administration Professional Achievement Award in 2006.

Organization Position Status
Southwind Health Partners, LLC Senior Partner Current
America Service Group, Inc. Director, Chairman Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prison Health Services, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
America Service Group, Inc. President Former
PhyCor, Inc. Executive Vice President of Operations Former
PhyCor, Inc. Co-Founder Former
PhyCor, Inc. Director and Executive Former
PhyCor, Inc. Co-Founded Former
HCA Inc. Senior Management Former
PhyCor, Inc. Director Former
Prison Health Services, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
ASG Vice Chairman Former
Georgia State University Masters of Health Administration Former
Michigan State University B.S. Degree Former
ASG member Former

Assistant Vice Chancellor - Risk and Insurance Management and University Counsel in the office of General Counsel for Vanderbilt University since January 2007; Assistant Vice Chancellor - Risk and Insurance Management for Vanderbilt University since August 2004; Executive Director of Risk and Insurance Management for Vanderbilt University from March 1996 to August 2004. Mr. McCauley served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Retirement Corporation, from 2003 to 2006.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Assistant Vice Chancellor, Risk and Insurance Management and University Counsel In The Office Current
American Retirement Corporation Attorney Current
American Retirement Corporation Quality Assurance Committee Chairman Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vanderbilt University Executive Director of Risk and Insurance Management Former
Vanderbilt University Assistant Vice Chancellor, Risk and Insurance Management Former
American Retirement Corporation Director Former

Managing Partner of BridgeLink LLC, a Swiss-based capital advising firm, since October 2003; President of Fenimore and Associates, a management and consulting company, from January 2000 to October 2003; Mr. Fenimore also serves on the Board of Directors of Wausau Financial Systems and UTIX Corporation.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Chair Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wausau Financial Systems Inc. Board of Directors Current

Practicing Physician, since 1966; Private Practice of Psychiatry, Dallas, Texas, since 1966; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Southwestern Medical Center since 1997; Chairman, Holocaust Studies Advisory Committee at the University of Texas at Dallas, since 1993; Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Parkland Hospital Consultant Physician Former
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. Examiner Former
America Service Group, Inc. Chair Former

Organization Position Status
Misonix Inc. Executive Current
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Compensation Committee Chairman Current
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Misonix Inc. Director Current
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The University of North Carolina Director Former
GenTek Inc. Director Former
University of Pittsburgh Former

Managing Director and Founder of Hale Advisory Groups LLC, a consulting and advisory group specializing in mergers and acquisition of healthcare and technology companies; President and Chief Executive Officer of Beech Street Corporation, one of the nation's largest Preferred Provider Organizations, from June 1998 to June 2006. Mr. Hale served on the Board of Directors of America's Health Insurance Plans and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the American Association of Provider Organizations, from 1999 to 2006.

Organization Position Status
America Service Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Beech Street Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Beech Street Corporation President Former
America's Health Insurance Plans Board of Directors Former
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     ASGR $14.01 +0.33 (2.41% )
Average Volume 61,614
Shares Outstanding 9.30M
Market Cap 130.2M
Year High 19
Year Low 7.31
Earnings Per Share 0.53
P/E Ratio 26.43
Dividend 0.20
Yield 1.43
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