Staff

The staff at Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital are here to support the patients in our community as they embark on their path to recovery.

Patients gathered in intensive outpatient program (IOP)

Meet Our Staff

Tim Bedford, Chief Executive Officer

Tim Bedford began his 31-year healthcare career as Plant Operations Director for Florida Camelot Residential Treatment Center in Tampa, Florida. His expertise includes a wide scope of behavioral administration, including plant operations, environmental services, food services, purchasing, information technology, security, communications and all clinical department areas. In 1988, he built new hospitals for Charter Medical and became Director of Operations at Charter Pasco in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, advancing his career to include Charter Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, and Charter Medfield Hospitals in Clearwater, Florida.

For 12 years, he served as Director of Operations at Peachford Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, before becoming Chief Operating Officer at Willow Springs Residential Treatment Center in Reno, Nevada. In 2010, Tim joined Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital in Panama City, Florida as Chief Executive Officer, where he has worked diligently to upgrade the facility and it’s programming to appropriately meet the community’s growing needs.

Tim is also responsible for the development and addition of our substance abuse program at the hospital, as well as our military-specific Patriot Support Program, the Military Resiliency Program. Additionally, Tim implemented a new treatment modality, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), facility-wide, which is the first time this therapy has been introduced in the acute care setting.

Tim is continually looking for ways to grow and improve in order to better serve our community. In a response to needs expressed by area providers, Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital expanded their services to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, with the addition of the Okaloosa Outpatient Center in 2013. Shortly after, we opened Blue Springs Outpatient Center in Marianna, Florida, in 2014.

Adding to our expanding outpatient service line, we introduced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in late 2014 at our main campus in Panama City, and in late 2016 at the Okaloosa Outpatient Center in Ft. Walton Beach. We are the only TMS providers from Pensacola to Tallahassee and are proud to offer this service to the community. Other plans on the horizon include the expansion of our main campus to add additional inpatient and outpatient services to meet the growing needs of our community.Read More

Tiffani Evans, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer

Tiffani Evans attended Indiana University where she was awarded her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her experience includes community education and outreach programming at Indiana University Health and working with a physician to gain knowledge of disease processes and medications. Read More

Jeff Stone, M.S., L.M.H.C.; Director of Clinical Services

Jeff is from Dothan, Alabama and received his B.A. Criminal Justice/Political Science from the University of Alabama as well as his M.S. in Counseling & Psychology from Troy University. Read More

Robert Reuille, CAP (Ret. MSgt USAF), Director of Outpatient Services

Rob Reuille was born and raised in LaPorte, Indiana until enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1996. Rob began his military and mental health career as a mental health technician, gaining experience in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Read More

Shelly McNaron, RN, Manager of Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital Outpatient Center

Shelly McNaron is a native of Panama City, Florida, and her family is from this area as well. The Panama City community really has a special place in Shelly’s heart. Read More

Jennifer Humphrey, LMHC, Manager of Blue Springs Outpatient Center

Jennifer Humphrey received her Master’s in counseling psychology and went on to get her license as a Mental Health Counselor. Jennifer joined the Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital team in 2019 and has been a huge asset to our team at Blue Springs. Read More

Irwin- ECBH Facility therapy dog

Irwin, is a six-year-old yellow lab trained in emotional support. Irwin’s role at the hospital is to provide emotional support for patients on different units at ECBH. Irwin visits the outpatient center, as well as the inpatient units at the hospital. Read More

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