Following the dying of its CEO, New Day Healthcare has named its co-founder and Chief Working Officer, Kathy Poland, as interim CEO.

Poland brings many years of expertise as a house well being care govt, in accordance with a press release from New Day, headquartered in McKinney, Texas.

“Scott constructed New Day with a transparent goal: to offer distinctive care and assist the individuals who present that care,” Polen mentioned in a press release. “Our management staff has labored collectively for a few years and we’re dedicated to supporting one another and our groups as we proceed Scott’s imaginative and prescient. Our focus stays on the sufferers and households we serve and the devoted workers who take care of them each day.”

New Day has additionally established an govt committee to steer all facets of the group. The members embrace:

• Kathy Polen, interim CEO
• Jeff Bonham, Chief Monetary Officer
• Phil Melugin, CEO of New Day’s Midwest Area and founding father of Phoenix House Care & Hospice, a New Day firm
• Lester Simmons, chief administrative officer and head of individuals

Based in 2020, New Day’s roughly 10,000 workers present hospice, house well being, pediatric and private care to roughly 120,000 sufferers yearly. The corporate provides providers in Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and now Indiana. New Day is owned by the Kaltroco household workplace.

Since its founding, the corporate has accomplished sixteen acquisitions. New Day’s technique has largely centered on rising market density, increasing into new markets and co-localizing its service providing.