Oceans Healthcare believes in providing the best possible patient care in the least restrictive environment. It is our goal to provide patients and employees with the safest working conditions that comply with all State and Federal regulations and standard set forth by accrediting agencies.
Oceans believes in and emphasizes strong corporate compliance and program integrity practices. We believe that a hospital can successfully operate within the rules and regulations set forth by the Federal Government. Oceans has implemented an online Corporate Compliance/Program Integrity Plan so that all patients, families and employees, have a voice in how each hospital operates on a daily basis.
Corporate Compliance Officer/Legal Executive
Edwin F. Hunter III is an attorney at Hunter, Hunter & Sonnier (APLC) in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In 2004 he graduated cumm laude from Tulane School of Law in New Orleans and received a certificate of specialization in Civil Law. His practice includes corporate law, contracts, oil & gas, and international law. Additionally, he is a director of the Southwest Louisiana Community Foundation and the Louisiana Young Lawyer's Association representative to the Louisiana Law Institute based in New Orleans.Three days after completing the Louisiana bar exam in the summer of 2004, Mr. Hunter began working at Hunter, Hunter & Sonnier (APLC) and immediately took over all matters regarding the representation of Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C. and Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lafayette, L.L.C., two start up entities formed the preceding month by T. Jason Reed and Nick Guillory. Mr. Hunter prepared much of the early formation documentation and vendor contracts for the two young entities and was instrumental to the early success of Oceans Healthcare and the first hospital under its management.
An officer of Oceans Healthcare and several of the mental health facilities managed by Oceans Healthcare, Mr. Hunter is now the corporate attorney and compliance officer for Oceans Healthcare. Mr. Hunter's tasks include negotiating, drafting, and approving all third party contracts, investigating concerns of hospital staff and patients, gate-keeping and memorializing all board meeting minutes, and handling or overseeing commercial litigation. Mr. Hunter maintains full independence from other officers and employees of Oceans Healthcare as he reports and answers directly to the Board of Directors of Oceans Healthcare.
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