Bristol Hospice has opened four new locations within a single week in three different states. Two of the de novos have launched in Texas in the Rio Grande Valley and Austin communities. The remaining two are in Bangor, Maine and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Bristol Hospice, which is backed by the private equity firm Webster Equity […]
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Bristol Hospice is reshaping its executive leadership with the appointment of Michael Derrick as its new CFO and Brett Jackson as division president. Derrick joined the company last year as senior vice president of finance. He succeeds former CFO Gerry Christenson, who is retiring. Derrick came to Bristol from Tula Health, where he raised more […]
Bristol Hospice has appointed Melissa Broadway as its new chief clinical officer. A registered nurse, Broadway was most recently the chief operating officer of hospice for Bayada Healthcare. At Bayada, she oversaw hospice operations in 11 states, including five divisions of the company. “Having Melissa join the Bristol family represents a great day for our […]
Alex Mauricio, president and chief strategy officer for Bristol Hospice, has taken the helm as CEO. He succeeds the company’s former top executive, Hyrum Kirton, who has transitioned to the board of directors. Mauricio became CEO effective Feb. 1, and he will remain the company’s president. Salt Lake City-based Bristol Hospice, a portfolio company of […]
Philadelphia-based First Docs is poised for multi-state expansion after securing new investment dollars from the private equity firm Webster Equity Partners. First Docs is a physician-led internal medicine practice that offers a range of health care services and frequently collaborates with hospice, palliative care, and home health providers, among others. The amount of Webster’s investment […]
Amedisys appoints new chief strategy officer Home health and hospice provider Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) recently named Nick Muscato as its new chief strategy officer. Muscato previously served as senior vice president of finance for seven years before stepping into the role. Moscato has led the company’s investor relations activities and has played a “pivotal […]
Bristol Hospice has acquired Hospice Select in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for an undisclosed sum. Bristol is a large multi-regional player that has grown seven times larger since private equity firm Webster Equity Partners purchased the company in 2017. The hospice operates more than 45 locations across 13 states, with EBITDA that exceeds $70 million, […]
Bristol Hospice has acquired Missouri-based Hope Hospice for an undisclosed sum in the company’s first deal of the year. This follows nine acquisitions during 2020 and 14 in total since private equity firm Webster Equity Partners purchased the agency in 2017. Hope Hospice in St. Louis was established in the early 2000s. Discussions of a […]
Bristol Hospice has purchased two California providers from the same owner — A Plus Hospice and NorCal Hospice. Financial terms were undisclosed. The deal comes as companies try to complete their transactions before year’s end, due to the potential for capital gains tax hikes in 2022. Bristol is a large multi-regional player that has grown […]
Private equity investors remain bullish on hospice with no signs of slowing down. However, with a number of high-profile transactions completed or in the works during 2020 and 2021, the number of hospices of scale that are likely to come to market is dwindling. During the next few years, PE firms will likely fix their […]