| Bill Bush | |
| CEO | |
| Bill is in his fourth year as CEO at HealthSouth Alexandria after spending four years as the hospital's director of marketing operations. He is a 1987 graduate of Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in business administration. Bill spent 13 years as the sports director at KLAX-TV in Alexandria, before moving into the marketing field. Prior to joining HealthSouth, Bill was the regional director of business development for Synergy Home Health. |
| Dr. Vasudeva Dhulipa | |
| Medical Director | |
| Dr. Dhulipala has been the medical director at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Alexandria since 1994. He began his medical education at Kurnool Medical College in India. He completed his residency at New York Medical College in Valhalla. Prior to coming to HealthSouth, Dr. Dhulipala served as a staff physiatrist at the V.A. Hospital in Tuskegee, Ala.; the associate medical director for South Louisiana Rehabilitation Hospital in Baton Rouge; and the medical director for Franklin Foundation Hospital. He has been certified since 1990 by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. |
| Kathy Kees, RN | |
| Chief Nursing Officer | |
| Kathy was named Chief Nursing Officer at Healthsouth Alexandria in Novmeber 2009. She has held her certification in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN) since 2004, and has worked for Healthsouth since 1998. Kathy graduated from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La., with an associate's degree in nursing and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She also attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she received her master's degree in nursing. Kathy has been a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society since 1992. She has more than 10 years experience as a Practical Nursing Program instructor, and has worked part-time in home health and psychiatric nursing. |
| Anna Dubois, BSN, MSA | |
| DMO | |
| Anna joined HealthSouth in 2010 following more than 10 years of pharmaceutical sales experience. She graduated in 1998 from Louisiana College in Pineville, La., with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Anna earned a master’s degree in administration, human resource focus, in 2008, from Central Michigan University. |
| Linda Wright | |
| Controller | |
| Linda re-joined Healthsouth in 2010 as the area controller over Lousiana facilities (Alexandria and Ruston). She graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from University of Texas at Arlington, and has been a CPA for 22 years. Linda has a combined 20 years of healthcare experience in both public accounting and hospital management roles. |
| Lisa Bonfanti | |
| HIMS Director | |
| Lisa is a lifelong resident of Central Louisiana, and is a graduate of Louisiana College with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in social studies education. She became RHIT certified in 1995 through the American Health Information Management Association. She has been employed at HealthSouth Alexandria since 1993. |
| Evangeline Breland | |
| Director of Quality, Infection Control | |
| Evangeline has 15 years experience in the rehabilitation health field. She began her career as a graduate practical nurse with the opening of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Alexandria in 1992. She received her associate’s degree in nursing from Excelsior College in New York. She has more than six years of managerial experience in various roles within the hospital. She lives in Dry Prong with her husband and three children. |
| Suzie Wagner | |
| Human Resources Director | |
| Suzie has been employed at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Alexandria since the hospital’s opening in 1992. She attended Louisiana State University and serves on various boards and service organizations in the community. |
| Mary Anne Ward, MA | |
| Dietician | |
| Mary Anne brings more than 31 years of health care dietetics management experience to HealthSouth. A native of Alexandria, she graduated with honors from Northwestern State University with a bachelor’s degree in dietetics and institutional management. She is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association since 1976, has completed a master’s degree in management from Webster University, and has been a member of Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Kappa Phi national honor societies. She has been a licensed dietitian/nutritionist since 1988. She also serves on the adjunct faculty for both La Tech University and LSUA. |
| Milton J. Toups, III | |
| Director of Pharmacy | |
| Milton has more than 18 years of experience in hospital pharmacy. He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1989. |
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