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About
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Triumph HealthCare’s corporate leadership team consists of individuals with a wide variety of health care experience. All
of these individuals have proven leadership abilities and have
worked together previously to successfully establish Acute Long
Term Hospitals. The synergy that this team has achieved is the
driving force behind Triumph HealthCare.
Triumph HealthCare is a "learning" organization that is
constantly implementing new ideas and concepts into their
processes to provide higher quality of care and a working
environment that promotes creativity and growth. Triumph is not
afraid of change. We welcome and encourage constant growth and
new ideas so we remain on the cutting edge of the Acute Long
Term Care industry. This is an organization that is constantly
"thinking outside the box" to create a new paradigm for Acute
Long Term Care. Triumph is proud to provide a work environment
that supports healthcare excellence to patients, families,
employees and associates.
Triumph HealthCare strives to create an atmosphere their
professional staff can thrive in and enjoy being a part of. Only
through this environment can quality care be delivered. The
secret to Triumph’s success is the combination of experienced
administrators with unique expertise and the dedicated
professional staff that share a common vision for quality
healthcare in the Acute Long Term Care setting. |
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CHARLIE ALLEN, President and CEO - Charlie began his
career in healthcare over 25 years ago. During that he
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served in Regional Operations and Development positions for
national healthcare companies. He has served as the founding
President and CEO for Milestone, a leading provider of post
acute management services in the United States. Milestone
grew from a startup company in 1991 to become the second
largest post acute management company in the United States.
Charlie accomplished a management buyout, IPO, and sale to HCR-Manorcare, the
leading nursing home company in the
United States. In October 2004, Charlie accepted the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Triumph
HealthCare. Charlie serves on the Board of Directors of the
Acute Long Term Hospital Association. He holds a B.A. as
well as a Master's of Business Administration from the
University of Texas.
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Larry
Humphrey, Chief Financial Officer -
Larry has over 24 years experience in all aspects of
hospital and corporate finance with public healthcare
companies. Mr. Humphrey joined Triumph Healthcare in March
2005. Prior to that, he was co-founder of Signature
Healthcare, which was formed in 2003 to pursue hospital
acquisitions. Mr. Humphrey worked in various finance roles
with Clarent Hospital Corporation (a/k/a Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation and Champion Healthcare Corporation)
from 1993 until 2002, and was CFO of that company from 1999
until 2002. He also worked as a hospital CFO at three Tenet
Healthcare facilities from 1984 until 1993. Mr. Humphrey
holds a B.S. from Cornell University and an MBA from the
University of Dallas and is a CPA. |
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Brock
Hardaway, Chief Operating Officer - Brock has over 17
years of experience in the healthcare arena, spending the
past 12 plus years in the LTAC sector. He has held
positions of increasing leadership responsibility with
public and private companies. Brock joined Triumph
Healthcare in June 2005. Prior to that, he was Regional
Vice President of Operations for Select Medical Corporation,
where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of
over 30 hospitals across the United States. Brock has
worked as a Hospital CEO and Regional Business Development
Director for Kindred Healthcare (formerly Vencor, Inc.). At
Kindred, he was responsible for hospitals in the Houston and
Chicago areas respectively, as well a regional role in the
Midwest United States. Early on in his career, Brock worked
as a healthcare consultant, working with several consulting
firms including, Patrick Philbin & Associates, Campbell
Wilson, and Electronic Data Systems in their Healthcare
Practice. He holds a B.S. in Hospital Administration from
Southwest Texas State University as well as a MBA from St.
Edward's University Executive Program.
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Ginger
Wollard, VP Compliance – Ginger has over 25 years of
progressive clinical and administrative management
experience. During this period, she has served in a
director's role in critical care services, as well as in
risk management and quality development. She has been an
officer of Triumph Healthcare since its formation in 1999.
Ginger is active in the Acute Long Term Hospital
Association, and currently serves as the Chairperson of the
Education Committee of that organization. She is also a
member of the Greater Houston Society of the Healthcare Risk
Management and serves on the Hospital Advisory Council to
the JCAHO, a hospital accreditation organization. Ginger is
active in the Texas Gulf Coast Association for Healthcare
Quality and holds a B.S in nursing from the University of
South Florida and an MBA from Tampa College. |
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Tanya
G. Snodgrass, VP Professional Relations – Tanya has over
18 years experience in the healthcare industry. Her
experience includes payor contracting and census development
in a variety of healthcare services, including neurologic
rehabilitation, practice management, and managed care. She
began her long-term acute care career in 1993 with
Transitional Hospitals Corporation in New Orleans as
Director of Referral Development. The following year she
began serving in a regional management capacity in Houston,
Texas, for Beverly Enterprise’s long-term hospital division,
American Transitional Hospitals (ATH), with responsibility
for census development, and she also served as national
sales trainer for the LTCH division of ATH until 1998. In
1999, Tanya joined Triumph Healthcare as a founding team
member. She holds a B.S in Business Administration from
Louisiana State University. |
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James
K. Hermes, Vice President – Financial Operations - Jim
served as an Executive Vice President and CFO for SCCI
Healthcare prior to the acquisition of SCCI by Triumph in
September 2005. Prior to SCCI, Mr. Hermes served as the CFO
of Specialty Healthcare Services, a privately owned LTAC
company with six facilities, until it was acquired by
Kindred Healthcare in April of 2002. Prior to Specialty, Mr.
Hermes spent twelve years with Vencor, Inc. as a hospital
CFO, a Regional Director of Hospital Finance and the
Divisional CFO for Vencor's Ancillary Services Division.
While at Vencor, Mr. Hermes was responsible for the
financial startup of 11 hospitals and was instrumental in
the successful integration of five Transitional Hospitals
Corporation (THC) hospitals into Vencor.
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Lance
Carlson, Vice President - Corporate Controller - Lance
has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry
through public accounting and serving in various aspects of
corporate finance with both private and public healthcare
companies. Mr. Carlson joined Triumph Healthcare in August
2005. Previously, he served as the Corporate Controller for
US Oncology, Inc., the nation’s largest physician practice
management network specializing in oncology. From 1994 to
1998, Mr. Carlson worked in various finance roles with
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation (f/k/a Champion Healthcare
Corporation). Prior to that, he worked for Coopers & Lybrand
for five years, servicing clients in the healthcare and
other industries. Mr. Carlson holds a B.B.A. from Texas A&M
University and is a CPA.
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Theresa Hunkins, Vice President – Chief Clinical Officer
-Theresa has over 20 years of varied clinical and
administrative healthcare experience. Ms. Hunkins joined
Triumph Healthcare in February 2006. She has over seventeen
years LTAC experience with Kindred HealthCare where she was
employed prior to joining Triumph. During her tenure with
Kindred she held such positions of Director of Quality
Management, Corporate Quality Manager, Chief Operating
Officer, Chief Executive Officer and most recently a
Regional Director of Clinical Operations for the South
Region. Theresa is a Registered Nurse, a Licensed
Healthcare Risk Manager and a Certified Professional in
Healthcare Quality. She is an active member of the American
College of Healthcare Executives and the National
Association for Healthcare Quality. Theresa holds a BS in
Healthcare Administration from Saint Joseph’s College of
Maine and is currently pursuing her MBA. |
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Kevin
Williams, Vice President, Information Systems - CIO -Kevin
served as Senior Vice President and CIO for SCCI Health
Services prior to the acquisition of SCCI by Triumph in
September 2005. Kevin has 20 years experience in healthcare
and information systems. He is the former Director of
Information Systems for a Top 100 hospital. He is a member
of the Health Level Seven (HL7) organization. Prior to his
tenure in healthcare information systems management, Kevin
was a consultant for IBM. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics and
Economics from Fordham University and an M.S. in Information
Systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. |
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Paul
Strom, Vice-President – Managed Care - Paul comes to
Triumph with over 28 years of healthcare management and
finance experience in both private and public healthcare
companies. Prior to joining Triumph in March of 2006, he was
the Executive Director of Managed Care for the Tenet
Healthcare facilities in the Houston market, including both
short term acute and long term acute care facilities. He
worked as national Director of Managed Care Program
Contracting for Clarent Healthcare Corporation and
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation and was responsible for
the managed care contacting and related business development
nationally. In addition to his managed care experience, Paul
has worked as a healthcare management systems consultant and
as administrator of several hospital facilities and Clinics
in Southern California. He has a B.S. from the University of
Nebraska, and a M.H.A. from the University of
Missouri-Columbia.
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Jeff
Smith – Regional Vice President of Operations - Jeff has
more than 23 years of progressive leadership experience in
the healthcare sector. Jeff has spent the last four years of
his career in the LTAC arena with Triumph HealthCare.
Presently, Mr. Smith oversees the day-to-day operations of
the 12 hospitals outside of Houston, known as the National
Region. All 12 of the Hospital CEOs in the National Region
report directly to Jeff. Prior to being promoted to Regional
Vice President, Jeff served as the Hospital CEO at Triumph
Hospital – Northwest. Prior to joining Triumph, Jeff held
various leadership positions in different healthcare
organizations, including acute care hospitals and specialty
hospitals. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from
Eastern Illinois University.
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