FORT WORTH, Texas—VERTESS, a health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, was awarded the number one lower-middle market sell-side M&A advisor on Axial's “2024 Healthcare Top 50” list. VERTESS was recognized on the list for the deals it brought to the market and the level of interest those deals received in the network.
MIRAMAR, Florida—Integrated Home Care Services, Inc. (IHCS), an independent benefit manager of home health, durable medical equipment and home infusion services, has named Ajani Nimmagadda as its new chief medical officer. In this role, Nimmagadda intends to lead the company’s clinical and medical management.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina—Prochant, a provider of revenue cycle management services for the home-based care industry, announced the promotion of Joey Graham to CEO and the promotion of Gabby Whitmire to chief growth officer (CGO).
CHERRY HILL, New Jersey—Advantage Healthcare Holdings, a patient-centered health care provider, announced its board of directors has named Dinak (Dino) Nair as its chief executive officer (CEO). Nair assumed leadership of the company from the prior CEO, Ryan Tong. Nair aims to further the management and operations of the company’s comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities and sleep centers.
CINCINNATI, Ohio—TruBlue Home Service Ally, a provider of home maintenance and senior modification services, appointed Nick Wilson as the new vice president (VP) of operations. With brings experience in franchise management and logistics to his new role.
FRISCO, Texas—Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced the appointment of Jason Weems as the newly created chief information officer (CIO) position.
CASPER, Wyoming—Banner Health announced the opening of its first home medical equipment clinic in Wyoming. Banner Home Medical Equipment (HME) is staffed with a licensed respiratory therapist, delivery technician, patient service representative and operations manager. Additionally, Banner HME has medical equipment in stock and available for delivery to patient homes or care facilities.
LAS VEGAS—ATLAS Technologies, a software company for rehabilitation mobility providers, named Bret Tracy as its new executive vice president (EVP) of operations. Tracy has been in the complex rehab technology (CRT) and durable medical equipment (DME) fields for more than 24 years.
MINNETONKA, Minnesota—Accra, a nonprofit organization that provides individualized homecare services to people with disabilities and older adults, has named LeAnn Frette as its new chief solutions officer. Frette transitions to her new role after serving as Accra’s chief financial officer (CFO) for more than a decade. In place of Frette, Accra has appointed Chad Derner as its new CFO.
SAN FRANCISCO—Habitat Health, an integrated health care payer and provider that assists older adults in retaining independence, raised more than $50 million in capital from leading health care investors and announced multiple appointments among its leadership positions, including:
CARLSBAD, California—Breg, Inc, an innovation-driven medical device and software solutions company, announced multiple organizational leadership changes.
Dave Mowry has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and will serve as chairman of the board. Additionally, Breg has appointed Matt Simons as the new chief financial officer and appointed Steve Ingel as executive vice president and chief commercial officer.
LOVELAND, Ohio—CommonSpirit Health at Home, a nonprofit health system, has appointed Trisha Crissman as president and chief executive officer. Crissman has served as interim president of CommonSpirit Health at Home since Oct. 2023.
LOS ANGELES—Health technology provider mPulse announced its acquisition of Zipari, Inc., a health care consumer experience technology company. The acquisition aims to advance mPulse’s drive market leadership through growth and its commitment to enhancing health care consumer experiences.
PITTSBURGH—North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. and Haven Medical Group, LLC (Haven Hospice), a Florida-based company for comprehensive hospice care, completed its sale of select assets to BrightSpring Health Services, a provider of home- and community-based health services for complex populations. The Braff Group originated the transaction and served as the exclusive financial advisor to Haven Hospice.
KENT, Washington—Performance Home Medical (PHM), a home medical equipment and respiratory services provider, announced Larry Mastrovich has been named chief executive officer after serving as PHM chairman since January.
This appointment follows the investment in PHM from private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital and reflects PHM’s efforts to expand its geographic footprint and team, the company said.
BURLINGTON, Ontario—VGM Canada announced Brenlee Mogul-Rotman, national clinical and technical education manager with Permobil, as the winner of the 2024 Canadian HME Woman of the Year Award. The award was presented during the Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart announced its acquisition of HealthPivots, an Oregon-based market intelligence company for the post-acute care continuum. The company said the combination of Netsmart’s care platform and HealthPivots’ “DataLab” aims to provide consolidated data, advanced analytics and a platform to enhance the post-acute care provider transition to value-based care (VBC).
GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering in-home respiratory products, announced the appointment of Eric Pauls as vice president of sales in North America. Pauls previously worked with RQM+ as chief customer officer.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced the appointment of Adam Miller as the new vice president of government relations.
LOS ANGELES—The Wound Pros announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Park as a medical director. The Wound Pros said Park brings a wealth of experience in internal medicine and hospital care to the company, which specializes in treating and managing non-healing wounds in long-term care facilities.
ROCHESTER, New York—The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has announced that Mickae Lee of Permobil and Larry Jackson of Sunrise Medical have joined the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as president and treasurer respectively. In addition, John Miller of Miller’s Rental and Sales and Michael Barner of the University of Michigan have completed their terms on the Executive Committee but will remain on the board.
WASHINGTON— Dr. Steven Landers has been named the inaugural chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance). A national leader and innovator in home health, primary care and aging services, Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country.
