Anthony J. Ferrante – President & CEO
Mr. Ferrante is the founder and President of Reliant Healthcare Management, Inc.
Reliant Healthcare Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide a broad array of services
to the Long Term Care Industry. Mr. Ferrante has acted as Chief Operating Officer
of Catholic Medical Centers of New York, with oversight of four hospitals and
three nursing facilities throughout the city. His previous roles included COO of a
national long-term care corporation servicing 52 nursing facilities generating
$86 million in annual sales. Mr. Ferrante also operates multiple ancillary support
service divisions to include medical equipment and supplies, enteral nutrition supplies
and billing and agency staffing services. The Company was established in April 1998
and is located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ferrante is responsible for providing
leadership, strategic planning and supporting operations management.
Joseph N. Travaglini - Senior Vice President
Mr. Travaglini recently joined Reliant Healthcare Management, Inc., as a
Senior Vice President. He is responsible for executing the strategic growth plan of
the Company, including the acquisition of Skilled Nursing Facilities and Assisted
Living Facilities. In addition, Mr. Travaglini directs the negotiation of
third-party management contracts and leasehold agreements. He has spent the
bulk of his career in healthcare, focusing on the long-term care industry,
while concentrating on finance and mergers and acquisitions. His background
includes experience in both public accounting and investment banking, and he
spent over 12 years as a Senior Vice President with Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.,
a company that became one of the largest publicly held nursing home companies
in the United States.
Anthony J. Sciole, CPA – Chief Financial Officer
As the Chief Financial Officer for Reliant Healthcare Management, Inc.,
Mr. Sciole provides oversight and hands on financial management support
to Reliant and its affiliated organizations. He directs the financial
reporting for the Company, implements systems of internal control and is
involved in new business development and acquisitions. Mr. Sciole is
responsible for assessing reporting mechanisms, evaluating the financial
support team, and the development of financial management tools for
operational support.
Therese T. Jackson, NHA – Vice President of Operations
Ms. Jackson is responsible for daily oversight of facility-based
operations to include regulatory compliance, financial performance, and
quality assurance. She has more than 20 years of operational expertise
in the long-term care industry, to include management positions in both
not-for-profit and for-profit entities. Her roles have included both
Facility Administrator and Regional Director with responsibility for
daily operations and regulatory oversight of multiple locations across
Pennsylvania. Ms. Jackson has provided direct oversight to troubled
facilities and has successfully returned provisional status centers to
full licensure related to both Department of Health requirements and
JCAHO conditions of participation. In addition to traditional long-term
care settings, her areas of operational management include high acuity
units such as specialty ventilator and sub-acute service unit
management.
Michael Gardner – Chief Information Officer
Mr. Gardner joined Reliant Healthcare Management in 1998 as the
company’s Chief Information Officer. Mr. Gardner has overall
responsibility for the company’s computer network software and hardware
systems, business and accounting software and support that service
approximately 400 employees. In addition, through management contracts,
he provides support for ten long-term care nursing facilities, one
central accounting processing site and one corporate executive office
consisting of approximately 3,000 employees. Mr. Gardner developed an
information support system for long-term care nursing facilities and
related financial management, which was successfully integrated with
existing internal financial systems.
Virginia Mulfino, RN, CRRN – Director of Clinical Services
Ms. Mulfino is responsible for oversight of clinical performance and
outcomes for our long-term care providers. She possesses 20+ years of
clinical leadership experience in both acute and long-term care
facilities acting in various managerial positions to include Director of
Nursing Services, Corporate Quality Assurance Nurse Liaison, and Case
Manager. She has a strong track record of regulatory compliance and has
achieved deficiency-free Department of Health surveys related to nursing
care and services. She has successfully implemented clinical pathways to
support financial management of higher-acuity residents while
maintaining positive outcomes. Ms. Mulfino’s expertise also includes
coordination of major managed care corporations to facilitate adequate
reimbursement for short-term clients and efficient case-management
systems for multi-facility providers resulting in stabilized census.
Sherri Babroff, RN – Clinical Coordinator
Ms. Babroff provides clinical support to nursing care centers through
quality assurance monitoring activities. She possesses 15 years of
clinical experience in both acute care and long-term care settings. She
has acted as Director of Nursing for skilled nursing centers, and held
multiple management positions in the Philadelphia region specializing in
orthopedic, cardiac, respiratory, and trauma services. Her expertise
includes development of clinical policies and procedures, implementation
of clinical pathways, and management of sub-acute services. Ms. Babroff
acts as a clinical liaison for multi-site facilities.
Nancy J. Urich, RN, MPA, NHA – Clinical Reimbursement Consultant
Ms. Urich is a Registered Nurse and licensed Nursing Home Administrator
with more than 20 years of long-term care experience in a variety of
roles. She currently acts as an Independent Consultant specializing in
Long Term Care Reimbursement to multiple facilities across the state.
She has a successful track record of improving MDS documentation and PA
case mix index management that has subsequently resulted in more
accurate reimbursement for services provided. Ms. Urich acted as the
Director of Clinical Services for Brandywine Senior Care, operator of 22
skilled nursing and assisted living facilities with annual revenues of
$185 million dollars.
Lora White-Green, RN, CNDLTC – Clinical Liaison
Ms. White-Green has over twenty years of clinical experience in both
Acute and Long Term Care. Her areas of expertise include policy and
procedure implementation, clinical risk-detection and solution
implementation, system development, and staff education and quality
assurance oversight. She has acted as Director of Nursing Services in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and served as a regional nurse
for several major healthcare organizations. Ms White-Green’s background
includes Long Term Care Nurse Consultant and Federal Monitor Consultant
Services. She has successfully assisted with facility turn-around
process to include immediate jeopardy situations and participated in
long-term solution implementation to assure ongoing regulatory
compliance and full licensure status. Ms. White-Green has also developed
and presented industry educational programs targeted at Long Term Care
Risk areas.