After more than two decades rising through the ranks at the Joint Commission, Gina Zimmermann’s career can partially be ascribed to ethics instilled by her parents.
Profile: Seniors’ intimacy expert
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2014
When Gayle Doll began her career, she set out on a completely different path from the one she is on today.
He learned from the best
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2013
If your first role model is a parent, then Mike Rich, 49, learned early what it takes to be a long-term care administrator. His mother, Donna, “was the type of administrator who went to work early,”...
Profile: Amanda Kistler
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2017
Amanda Kistler is embarrassed to admit what first spiked her interest in nursing, but it’s a story as charming as she is.
Profile: Steve Fleming
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 02, 2017
While Steve Fleming refers to it as “a hobby that went out of control,” he has no doubt that being a college football official has taught him great lessons.
Profile: On the side of seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
For those who work with Medicare beneficiaries, Judith Stein is a well-known powerhouse. Since founding the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 1986, she’s led numerous major cases involving Medicare...
Still a caregiver at heart
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2012
The new leader of the American Hospital Association’s Governing Council for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation has been a chief executive officer for the past 15 years. But at her core, Patricia Ostaszewski...
Extremely goal-oriented
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2013
Of the many remarkable moments in Aysha Kuhlor’s life, one of the biggest arrived in 1994. She went to a party in New York City a week before she was planning to go back to London, where she had...
Profile: Linda Krueger
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
When Linda Krueger starts to tear up, it’s not when talking about how proud she is of her son or her military service, or the death of her father. It’s when she talks about how much she loves...
Profile: Christopher Perna
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
A few days before Christmas in 1991, Chris Perna passed out in a work cafeteria and woke up in an emergency room.