Roxane Harcourt, LCSW, LMFT, has been appointed as administrator for UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital. This promotion recognizes Roxane’s success as the hospital’s interim administrator since May last year. She will also continue to provide oversight for the UF Health Florida Recovery Center, where she has served as executive director for five years.

“Please join me in congratulating Roxane on her new role,” said UF Health Shands CEO Ed Jimenez. “She has extensive, significant administrative leadership experience. We’re pleased to partner with her.”

Harcourt has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Indiana State University and a master’s degree in social work from Indiana University. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed marriage and family therapist. Prior to joining UF Health, she was chief executive officer for Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System in the Streamwood/Chicago, Illinois area, and held CEO and clinical director roles in other behavioral care organizations.

As the psychiatric hospital administrator, Harcourt serves as its senior administrative officer and primary representative to the medical staff and the community. She is responsible for staff management, operations oversight, resource management and financial performance for the 81-bed comprehensive behavioral health and addiction medicine hospital. Her responsibilities include strategic planning and collaboration with department of psychiatry leadership, faculty and staff through our adult, adolescent and child psychiatry programs. She will continue the hospital’s focus on access, quality, safe clinical care and innovative patient service.