Newly Appointed Home Health and Hospice State Planners

RALEIGH (February 15, 2018)—North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced 31 new appointees to various state boards and commissions for North Carolina, including the State Health Coordinating Council (SHCC), the Minority Health Advisory Council and the Domestic Violence Commission.

The SHCC oversees the State Medical Facilities Plan or SMFP which is an annual document that contains policies and methodologies used in determining need for new health care facilities and services in North Carolina such as home health and hospice, according to the Association for Home Care and Hospice of North Carolina (AHHC of NC). “Need Determinations” and, where appropriate, “Certificate of Need Application Due Dates” are listed in each service area chapter.

Among those appointees includes Tim Rogers of Raleigh as a Home Care Facilities Representative. Rogers is president and CEO of the AHHC of NC and the South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association. He is currently the chairman of the national Council of State Home Care & Hospice Associations, a board member of ElevatingHOME in Washington, D.C., a board member for the National Partnership for Medicaid Home Based Care in Washington, D.C., the co-chairman of the Palmetto GBA 16 State Association Coalition, and a member of the NAHC Forum of State Associations where he served as the past chairman. Celebrating 26 years in the homecare and hospice industry, Rogers has been AHHC’s president and CEO for 17 years.

Also appointed, according to the Governor’s office, are:

Glendora Brothers of Elizabeth City as a hospice representative. Brothers currently serves as a transition care coordinator at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. She is a registered nurse who brings 25 years of experience to her appointment.

Hew Fulton of Laurinburg as an at-large member. Fulton is the president and CEO at Z V Pate, Inc. He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Fulton was the recipient of the 2017 North Carolina Hospital Association Trustee Service Award.

Brian Floyd of Greenville as a hospital representative. Floyd is the president of Vidant Medical Center where he oversees 6,800 employees and 1,100 physicians. He also serves on the Pitt Community College Board of Trustees.

Dr. Sandra Greene of Chapel Hill as an academic medical center representative. Greene is a professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health where she co-directs the Program on Health Care Economics and Finance.

Kelli Collins of Summerfield as large business representative. Collins currently serves as vice president of operations for Surgical Care Affiliates. She is also a registered nurse with more than 12 years of experience.

Vince Morgus of Cary as a small business representative. Morgus serves as chief operating officer of Carolina Complete Health Network. He previously worked at Quintiles as the senior vice president of corporate development.

Dr. Charul Haugan of Raleigh as an at-large member. Haugan is currently an emergency physician and the medical director of Quality and Performance Improvement at UNC REX Healthcare. Haugan is a Fellow at the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. Lyndon Jordan of Raleigh as an at-large member. Jordan is president and managing partner at Wake Radiology Consultants. He currently serves as vice chair of the SHCC Technology and Equipment Committee.

Allen Feezor of Bolivia as an at-large member. Feezor has served as senior institute fellow at the Institute for Health Policy Solutions and senior policy advisor and deputy secretary for health at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Quintana Stewart of Greensboro as a local health director. Stewart currently serves as the health director for the Orange County Health Department. Stewart previously served in various roles at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.

Commissioner Barbara McKoy of Lillington as a Rural County Government Representative. McKoy is a Harnett County Commissioner who has served on the NC Council for Women and the Harnett County Health Department Board of Trustees.

Sen. Gladys Robinson of Greensboro as an NC Senate member. Robinson was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2010 and serves as a Deputy Minority Leader. She recently retired as the executive director for Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency.

Rep. Gale Adcock of Cary as an NC House member. Adcock was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. She has been a nurse practitioner for more than 25 years and is the Chief Health Officer at SAS Institute.