Primary Job Title Founder, President and CEO Primary Organization Quality Correctional Health Care
Location Birmingham, Alabama, United States Regions Southern US Gender Male
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Johnny Bates with 35 years of experience as a physician, and over 25 years of experience in correctional medicine and medical management, Dr. Rusty Bates has led QCHC as its President & Chief Executive Officer since he founded the company in 2005. Because of the prevalence of substance abuse nationwide and, particularly in correctional
populations, Dr. Bates is dedicated to utilizing innovative methods to treat substance abuse and addiction. In furtherance of this commitment, Dr. Bates recently became Board Certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Bates is a Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) by the American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly the American College of Physician Executives), and a Certified Professional in Health Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Before founding QCHC, Dr. Bates served as Medical Director at the Hamilton Prison for the Aged & Infirm, then as Corporate Medical Director and Chief Medical Information Officer for a national correctional healthcare company. He also served for ten years on the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, from 2000 to 2010. Dr. Bates received his MD and BA in Mathematics from UAB, completed his Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and also holds a Masters in Medical Management (MMM) from the Hines School of Public Policy at Carnegie-Mellon University.
