The Hazelden Foundation was an American
nonprofit organization based in
Center City, Minnesota which operates alcohol and drug treatment facilities in
Minnesota,
Oregon,
Illinois,
Florida,
Washington, and
New York. After the merger it continues to offer assessment and primary residential
addiction treatment for adults and youth, including extended care and intermediate care, as well as outpatient treatment, aftercare services and a family program.
Hazelden Foundation history Hazelden began in 1949 as a simple farmhouse retreat called the Old Lodge and served only male
alcoholics. The original program designed by Lynne Carroll was based on
Alcoholics Anonymous principles, especially the
Twelve Steps. In the first 18 months, 156 men were helped. In 1953, the Fellowship Club was established as a
halfway house to provide additional help for patients after attending the Center City program. The Dellwood site was later moved to the Center City campus.
Dan Anderson was vice president of Hazelden from 1961 and president between 1971 and 1986. Mark G. Mishek was named Hazelden President and CEO in August 2008, succeeding Ellen Breyer. Mishek came to Hazelden from
Allina Hospitals & Clinics, where he had been President of
United Hospital of St. Paul. In 1999, the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies opened in Center City, Minnesota. == The Betty Ford Center ==