The company named Meghan Gamboa as CMO & announced the hires of Celica Costantino, VP of retail, and Khadijah Lewis, Sr. director of healthcare

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island—Ageless Innovation, a global company that aims to reimagining how we positively live and age together through the power of play, announced the promotion of Meghan Gamboa to the post of chief marketing officer, as well as the hires of Celica Costantino, who will lead the company’s retail division, and Khadijah Lewis, who joins the health care team. 

A fraudulent medical supply scheme targeted elderly Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries

SPOKANE, Washington—Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Thomas Andrew Webster, M.D., age 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, has been charged by Filing of Information on one count of Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statue in connection with a fraudulent medical supply scheme that targeted elderly Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries throughout Washington and in other states.

The acquisition expands the nationwide DME platform

IRVING, Texas—National HME, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) solutions and services to hospice and alternate sites of care, announced that it has acquired Hospice Source, a provider of medical equipment to hospice patients and facilities. This acquisition expands National HME’s footprint, with added capacity to offer services and solutions to hospices and their patients across the United States.

The company says it will pull back from post-acute services to prioritize DME sales.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Joerns Healthcare, a vertically integrated, provider of medical equipment and services to U.S. post-acute care, announced it will refocus the entirety of its resources on its medical equipment sales and services business. The strategy requires a planned exit of its institutional long-term care rental services business and customer notifications began Nov. 20.

The merger will create the largest independent nonprofit hospice network in northern California

LARKSPUR, SAN MATEO & DUBLIN, California—By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care and Hope Hospice announced they will merge to become the largest independent nonprofit hospice network in northern California, uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and impactful community services to more patients and families throughout the region.