Gary Bell named President
of Jackson Hospital Affiliates
Alpharetta, Ga., (September 29, 2008)- Jackson Healthcare (JH), an Atlanta based
healthcare staffing and technology firm, has created a new hospital
company. The purpose of the Jackson Hospital Affiliates is to
acquire community hospitals and apply the firm's significant years
of business management, healthcare staffing and technology
experience to improve the care and delivery of healthcare in their
respective locales.
The target market for JH's operating companies is hospitals.
After developing a business plan and consulting with the JH Board
of Directors, the company decided to enter the hospital managing
and ownership business. According to Richard L. Jackson, Chairman
and CEO of Jackson Healthcare, "We feel we have the resources and
management expertise to "make a difference" in the quality and
delivery of healthcare in the communities served by our
hospitals."
Gary Bell has joined Jackson Healthcare as President of the new
Jackson Hospital Affiliates hospital business. In his new position,
Gary will be responsible for identifying, purchasing and managing
hospitals that will be acquired by the new company.
During his career, Gary spent 14 years as Senior Vice-President
of Acquisitions with Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA)
acquiring 40 hospitals and also held the position of Chief
Development Officer at MedCath Inc. (NASDAQ: MDTH). Jackson stated
"Gary brings a wealth of hospital operations and acquisition
experience working with community and investor-owned facilities as
well as expertise in the areas of governmental regulations,
business and medical staff development, project management and
process improvement"."We believe the hiring of Gary will
significantly accelerate our move into this new business
opportunity for Jackson Healthcare."
With approximately 370 associates in Alpharetta, Ga., and 550
nationally, JH serves more than three million patients in some
1,000 hospitals each year. With a 53 percent compound annual growth
rate between its founding in 2000 and year-end 2007, the company
ranked seventh on Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Pacesetters" list
of Atlanta's fastest-growing companies in April 2007. JH was also
named to the Inc. 500 list in 2004 and Inc 5000 list for 2007 and
2008.
The firm's operating entities include LocumTenens.com, Premier
Anesthesia, Jackson & Coker, Travel Nurse
Solutions, Jackson Therapy Partners, StatCom and Patient Placement Systems.
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Press Contact:
Bob Schlotman
BSchlotman@jacksonhealthcare.com
770-643-5697