About Freedom Healthcare Services

We Were Built for the People the System Left Behind

In a world where too many addiction treatment centers reduce people to numbers, Freedom Healthcare Services was created to offer something radically different: a place where people are treated with compassion, dignity, and structure — no matter their story.

Founded in 2012 by Hunter Farmer, Freedom began as a response to the shortcomings of traditional addiction care. At the time, most clinics focused only on medication, offered little counseling, and lacked the humanity people in crisis so desperately needed. Hunter saw it firsthand — patients feeling judged, staff burned out, and meaningful progress lost in bureaucracy.

So he set out to change it.

What started as a small, focused Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) clinic has grown into a multi-location, multi-service recovery network serving individuals and families across Western Pennsylvania. Today, we provide not just medication, but counseling, behavioral health support, dual diagnosis care, and aftercare planning — all under one roof.

We’ve built a people-first culture that honors the courage it takes to ask for help and the commitment it takes to keep going.

Our Mission

To provide a compassionate, supportive path to recovery through medication-assisted treatment, behavioral healthcare, and a people-first approach that meets patients where they are — without judgment, fear, or shame.

Our Core Values

These aren’t words on a wall — they’re the foundation of everything we do:

Accountability

We believe in holding ourselves and our clients to high standards because we believe they’re capable of greatness.

Innovation

We constantly evolve to meet the changing needs of our community, our patients, and the science of addiction care.

Unity

Recovery is never a solo journey. We walk it together — as a team, as a clinic, and as a community.

Respect for Human Dignity

No matter where someone starts, they deserve to be treated like a person with value.

Personal Connection Over Bureaucracy

Healing doesn’t happen through paperwork. It happens through relationships.

Meet the Team Leading the Mission

Freedom Healthcare Services is led by a multidisciplinary team with deep expertise in addiction care, behavioral health, and operational excellence. Many of our staff members are either in recovery themselves or have direct personal connections to it — and that empathy is felt in every conversation.

Hunter Farmer

Founder

I’ve always wanted to help people and pursue my entrepreneurial spirit, but it wasn’t until 2006 that my path became clear. At the time, Pittsburgh lacked accessible addiction treatment—waitlists were long, Suboxone was still new, and the opioid epidemic hadn’t made national headlines.

Seeing the need, I founded Freedom Healthcare Services with a vision: to create not just a treatment center, but a community where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and unjudged. “Treatment with Compassion” became our motto and mission.

It wasn’t easy—NIMBY resistance was real—but we opened our Bridgeville clinic in 2009. Though I haven’t faced addiction in my immediate family, it has touched the lives of many friends and their children.

I’m proud of what we’ve built: thousands of lives helped, careers launched, and a strong reputation for compassionate care. Freedom Healthcare isn’t just a name—it’s a promise we continue to uphold every day.

Megan Ayers

Clinical Director

Oversees all clinical programming across locations with a focus on evidence-based care.

Bethany Sworden

Operations Director

Leads all non-clinical services and ensures our systems serve both clients and staff.

Amber Ziolkowski

Billing & Patient Onboarding Lead

Helps patients access care smoothly and without financial confusion.

Brian Buck

Technology & Systems Support

Keeps our virtual and cloud-based services running for seamless care experiences.

Our Growth and Evolution

We started with one clinic. Today, we operate across three locations — Bridgeville, Ellwood City, and Rochester (Clear Choices) — and have expanded to include services like:

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Dual Diagnosis Support

Telehealth Addiction Services

Maternity MAT Programs

Counseling and Behavioral Health

Take the First Step Toward a Life That Feels Like Yours Again

If you’re tired of being treated like a problem and ready to be treated like a person — we’re ready to help. There’s no shame in asking for help. There’s only hope in getting it.

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