InnovaCare Health is a leading provider of health care in North America. They believe that the relationship between patients and providers should be strong and they build models of managed health care that are innovative, cost efficient and quality made. They have strong values when it comes to running their company, some of which include a patients come first mentality. Their most important goal is to deliver top quality medical care for their patients.

InnovaCare also believes in strong leadership in order to grow as an organization, and that philosophy shows with Rick Shinto and Penelope Kokkinides.

Rick Shinto, who is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of InnovaCare has shown very strong leadership skills in the present and in the past. He graduated with his bachelors from the University of California, and received his medical degree from the State University of New York.

Before becoming the CEO of InnovaCare, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of another organization, Aveta Inc, for four years, and before that he was part of the management team. He has a lot of experience in the management and planning of healthcare companies. In fact, he has over twenty years of experience in managed care, both clinical and operational. Prior to being a CEO, he served as a Chief Medical Officer of NAMM California. Even before that he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Medical Pathways Management company.

Penelope Kokkinides, is the current Chief Administrative Officer at InnovaCare. She received her bachelors degree in biological science and classical language from Binghamton University. She holds two masters degree’s, one in social work and another in public health. She also holds an post masters advance degree in alcohol and substance abuse.

Previous to her role as Chief Administrative Officer, she has also been the Chief Operating Officer as well as the Vice President of Clinical Operations. She has over 20 years of health care experience, especially in government programs such as medicare and medicaid. She has extensive knowledge in developing clinical programs and managing health care operations.

Leadership like this makes it possible for InnovaCare to uphold their values of strong leadership, and allows the organization to grow.

2014 was a good year for Nobilis Health and its predecessor Northstar Healthcare. In January, Northstar closed on the acquisition of two imaging centers and an urgent care clinic in Houston while its CEO, Dr. Donald Kramer, was named one of Becker’s ASC Reviews “100 Physician Leaders to know in the ASC industry.” By the end of June 2014, Northstar reported record revenues and had received a few “buy” ratings from stock analysts. In September, Northstar acquired ownership of a hospital and surgical center businesses that were owned and operated by First Surgical Partners in Houston. In November, Athas Healthcare merged with Northstar, and Chris Lloyd became the new CEO of Northstar which subsequently changed its name to Nobilis Health.

Headquartered in Houston, Nobilis owns and manages healthcare facilities in Texas and Arizona including a hospital, several ambulatory surgical centers, two MRI facilities and an urgent care center. Over the years the company has developed and managed over 100 surgical centers and has become an innovator in marketing services. Their marketing efforts have been used to educate patients on the health related issues they are dealing with, attract patients to use the services of Nobilis and to recruit physicians to become service providers through the company. They provide patients with information about illnesses and their symptoms, treatment options and how to have helpful and active communication between themselves and their healthcare provider.

Nobilis has highly qualified, board-certified and fellowship trained surgeons who specialize in general surgery including spine and orthopedic surgery, podiatry, pain management and many other specialties. The physicians have a vested interest in the success of Nobilis because they are equity partners in the company and they assume all management authority in the company-owned facilities. This model helps Nobilis attract and retain the best healthcare professions in their field while implementing more efficient operational and marketing strategies.

By the end of 2014, Nobilis record revenues that have fueled continuing growth efforts 2015. Nobilis had a record revenue of $84 million and its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) also hit a high of $10.4 million. EBITDA is not used to indicate a company’s financial performance, but it is used to measure how well a company manages and allocates its resources and its capacity to service its debts. Based on Nobilis’s strong 2014 financial record, they were able to close on a $25 million debt financing facility with GE Capital to help fuel their growth efforts this year which included the purchase of Victory Plano Hospital in July.

Nobilis is proving that they have a successful healthcare model that has fueled the growth of the company. The company continues to retain current healthcare professionals and attract new ones. If the company’s finances continue to grow and remain strong, Nobilis can become a nationally recognized healthcare provider.