Fortis Home Health & Hospice’s Next CEO; Androscoggin Names New Chief Clinical Officer

Fortis Home Health & Hospice appoints new CEO

Fortis Home Health & Hospice has named Rob Radics as the company’s new CEO.

Radics joins Fortis with nearly three decades of experience leading and operating home health and hospice businesses. Most recently, he served as the president of the home health and hospice segments at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH).

Fortis offers home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services in Utah and Indiana. The company is backed by the private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital.

“We are thrilled to welcome Rob to the Fortis team at this important point in the company’s evolution,” Buddy Gumina, founder and managing partner of Grant Avenue, said in a statement. “His extensive home-based care background, commitment to clinical excellence and proven leadership will help advance Fortis’ mission of building a leading home-based care company that is renowned for its outstanding patient care and dedicated workforce.”

Under new leadership, Fortis plans to accelerate its expansion plans, which include strategic acquisitions, partnerships and de novos.

“Grant Avenue has strategically cemented Fortis’ position as a high-integrity, experienced provider of choice for patients and families and as a partner of choice for our talented Fortis team,” Radics said in a statement. “I am incredibly proud to join the company as it embarks on its next phase of growth and advancement.”

Androscoggin appoints new chief clinical officer

Androscoggin Home Healthcare & Hospice has named Carol Weir as its new chief clinical officer. Weir has officially been at her new post since June 26.

“Carol is an experienced health care executive whose heart has never left the patient’s home or bedside,” Androscoggin President and CEO Ken Albert said in a statement. “She is known as a visionary leader who uses data and creative innovation to solve the challenges facing health care providers. I also find her to be a warm, respectful and kind person with a great sense of humor: a winning combination.”

The Maine-based Androscoggin is a nonprofit operator that employs 500 workers across all 16 counties in the state.

It has been steadily growing in recent years, most notably with the purchase of the home and behavioral health care company Care & Comfort.

Reimagine Care names new CEO

Reimagine Care has named Dan Nardi as the company’s new CEO.

Reimagine Care is a Nashville-based in-home cancer care enabler that provides tech services to health systems and oncologists to deliver home-centered, value-based cancer care.

The company believes the future of cancer care exists outside of the traditional facility setting.

Some of its key partners include the University of Colorado and City of Hope.

“We will continue to shift health care to financially reward providers and health care systems for delivering care with good health outcomes and experiences for the patients,” Devin Carty, chairman of the Reimagine Care board of directors, said in a statement. “Reimagine Care is a proven leader in partnering with independent oncology practices and healthcare systems to successfully shift towards sustainable, value-based care structures. Dan brings incredible operational and product experience and is a proven leader in the health care industry.”

Nardi was previously COO for Carrum Health.

Former CEO and co-founder Aaron Gerber will continue to support the organization as a senior advisor, the company announced.

Caring Senior Service hires new director of marketing

Caring Senior Service has named Devin Bevis as its new marketing director.

Caring Senior Service is a San Antonio-based home care provider with over 50 locations throughout the U.S.

“It’s a pleasure to be returning to the home care industry,” Bevis said in a statement. “I love working at the intersection of home care and franchising. One of the best things about marketing for a growing organization is the opportunity to collaborate with driven entrepreneurs to build meaningful relationships that contribute to the development of an even stronger franchise brand.”

Before joining Caring Senior Service, Bevis served as the executive director of franchising services for FirstLight Home Care.

“Devin is a fantastic addition to our leadership team,” Salter said in a statement. “We look forward to having Devin’s talents in both marketing and in the home care industry on hand to help us continue building our brand as a compassionate advocate for at-home care.”

AlayaCare names new chief revenue officer

Home-based care technology company AlayaCare announced that Chris Hare has joined the company’s executive leadership team as chief revenue officer.

“It’s not a secret that the home care industry is ripe for disruption with so much care transitioning into the home,” Hare said in a statement. “AlayaCare’s distinct opportunity is to lead that charge in being the partner of choice in North America and globally. I’m excited to build on AlayaCare’s foundation of improving patient outcomes and enhancing the satisfaction of staff and caregivers to accelerate growth in the U.S. market.”

Before joining AlayaCare, Hare served as the EVP of sales at Net Health, a health care technology organization.

“Chris Hare brings robust domain focus, experience, and fresh perspective to our executive leadership team, helping to position AlayaCare and its customers for our next phase of growth, especially in the US market,” AlayaCare founder and CEO said in a statement. “Chris will continue to use product-led growth strategies that provide customers with a first-hand experience of the true value of home care agency performance optimization. I am thrilled to have this strong leader on our executive bench.”

Maxwell Healthcare Associates names new COO

Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA) has announced Jay Duty will be the company’s new chief operating officer.

Before joining MHA, Duty served as the chief development officer at Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB).

Maxwell Healthcare Associates is a Minnesota-based post-acute consulting firm. As the company’s COO, Duty will oversee daily operations and be in charge of growth initiatives.