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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Retreat Behavioral Health, a multi-state company with locations in Ephrata and Akron in Lancaster County, is closing.

This information comes from internal emails obtained by Chronicleverseb.blogspot, which were sent by Scott Korogodsky, the Chief Administrative Officer of Retreat Behavioral Health.

An anonymous employee informed Chronicleverseb.blogspot that they were notified earlier this week following the sudden and unexpected death of the company’s CEO, Peter Schorr, on June 21. “Throughout the weekend, the next day, other facilities were [here] taking the patients out so I kind of knew it was over then," the employee said.

In addition to its Lancaster County facilities, Retreat operates drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment centers in Florida and Connecticut.

According to other media reports, those facilities have also closed.

Chronicleverseb.blogspot was told the company paid workers late earlier this month and missed the most recent pay period entirely.

Internal emails indicate that the company's leadership acknowledged the delays in payment and attributed them to issues with its payroll processing system.

In a June 21 email announcing Schorr's death to employees, leadership stated:

"We understand there is the matter of payroll we need to address and we are absolutely committed to rectifying this as soon as possible."

Employees report coming to work with no knowledge of when their next paycheck will arrive.

“We do it because we enjoy helping other people," one employee said.

While this employee mentioned that the work is not just about the paycheck, going weeks without pay has been challenging.

“A lot of us live paycheck to paycheck," he explained. "My credit card payments are late so my credit is taking a hit. Basically trying to find side jobs to come up with cash real quick.”

Chronicleverseb.blogspot reached out to the executive director of the Lancaster County locations for more details about the closure and the payment delays but did not receive a response as of Wednesday afternoon.

“We’re not allowed to file for unemployment, basically it’s being terminated or resigning," the employee told Chronicleverseb.blogspot.

As of Wednesday, three patients remained at the Ephrata inpatient location, which had room for over 100. 

They are expected to be discharged and transferred to other facilities by the end of the week, with the Ephrata and Akron locations closing. An internal email from Korogodsky stated the company is "hopeful for new opportunities to reopen the doors," but the employee who spoke with Chronicleverseb.blogspot expressed doubt that this would happen any time soon.