Director, has over 25 years in health care experience.

Areas of achievement include:

• Program development
• Specialty program functional design
• Operational analysis Organizational redesign that facilitates quality, cost effective care
• CARF survey preparation

Prior to her consulting career, Elizabeth held a number of healthcare executive positions of increasing management experience in the medical rehabilitation field. She served in the capacity of Vice President/Administrator of a 150 bed subacute rehabilitation facility (long-term care) for an integrated acute care and specialty care system.

Experience in management includes day to day operations, redesign of procedures to facilitate patient focused care, and development of policies and procedures to meet the regulatory guidelines of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as it relates to subacute care. Elizabeth provided leadership in the design of a brain injury continuum of care that included acute rehabilitation, day hospital, short-term transitional care, and long-term residential community living.

Elizabeth is a registered nurse (Hartford Hospital School of Nursing) who holds a BS in Business Administration (Eastern College) and a MBA with a major in Health and Medical Services Administration (Widener University).

In addition, Elizabeth is licensed as a Nursing Home Administrator and has twelve years experience as a CARF surveyor.