OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced the addition of Joshua Mullins as director of business development.
In his new role, Mullins will oversee BOC’s business development and sales functions. His leadership and strategic guidance will aid the organization in expansion and support its continued growth.
NEW YORK—National Ramp announced that Tim Anderson has joined the company as the director of business development. Anderson brings more than a decade of experience in the home accessibility and modification industry.
TOLEDO, Ohio—Transcend Strategy Group CEO Stephanie Johnston has been appointed to the Board of BAYADA Hearts for Home Care and the Global Partners in Care Advisory Council.
AUSTIN, Texas—An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has completed the acquisition of BrightStar Group Holdings, Inc.
RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a nonprofit health system serving the Western U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced they have finalized the first phase of a joint venture for home health, hospice and community-based palliative care in Alaska, Texas and Washington.
WASHINGTON—Representatives John Joyce (R-PA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced legislation to improve access to titanium and carbon fiber wheelchairs for Medicare beneficiaries. HR 1703 would create two new HCPCS codes for complex rehab technology (CRT) manual wheelchairs and allow for an upgrade within a code.
Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time.
In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer. He was fatigued, isolated, not all that steady on his feet.
TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare has announced new ownership of its Rock Hill-based location in South Carolina, SYNERGY HomeCare of Fort Mill.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national non-medical in-home care provider, has been named a Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider for 2025 by Activated Insights, an industry firm in satisfaction research, quality assurance and caregiver training.
SAN FRANCISCO—Incredible Health, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered career marketplace for permanent health care workers, announced a major expansion: it will now streamline hiring for permanent technicians, and extend its reach into home health organizations and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corp, a provider of patient-centered, health-care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment (HME), medical supplies and related services, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2024.
All comparisons are to the year ended Dec. 31, 2023.
CONCORD, New Hampshire—New Hampshire Business Review has named Granite VNA President and CEO Beth Slepian to the New Hampshire 200 Class of 2025 for her leadership in the health care industry. Established in 2019, this list acknowledges and celebrates entrepreneurs and leaders hailing from diverse sectors across the state and their contributions to New Hampshire.
ROSEVILLE, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in North America, announces another successful year for the senior care franchise. Always Best Care welcomed 13 new franchise owners to the system that expanded into 16 new territories and five new franchise owners that acquired existing franchised territories, resulting in a total of 17 new franchise owners joining the system.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) announced its support of the reintroduction of the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation, HR 1720, would extend telehealth flexibilities for hospice face-to-face (F2F) recertification.
PHOENIX – After three consecutive years in Dallas, Medtrade will head to the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona for the 2026 show. The nation’s largest HME-focused trade show is not a stranger to the venue, with past events happening there in 2021 and 2022.
The 2026 event will be held Monday, March 2 through Wednesday, March, 4. Why not Dallas?
DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced its board of directors will nominate Stephan Rodgers to stand for election as a director of the company at Enhabit’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
ESPOO, Finland—Finnish health tech company and remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform provider Medixine is continuing its strategic United States market expansion with the appointment of U.S.-based senior advisor Peter Alperin, M.D..
AKRON, Ohio—ACU-Serve, a provider of health care revenue cycle optimization solutions, announced the appointment of Grant Porteous as its new chief technology officer (CTO). With a proven track record in technology leadership and product development, Porteous will play a role in advancing ACU-Serve’s technology infrastructure and scaling its innovative solutions.
PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey—As part of its ongoing commitment to U.S. veterans and their families, BAYADA announced the appointment of U.S. Army Veteran Ally O’Neal to director of Veterans Affairs, BAYADA Hospice. BAYADA created this new position, with the help of O’Neal, to ensure its hospice services are tailored to meet the unique physical, emotional and psychological needs of veterans and their families.
