| 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. |
| Bill Bush | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| Bill is in his second 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 coming to HealthSouth, Bill was the regional director of business development for Synergy Home Health. |
| Debbie Hornsby | |
| Debbie became the director of marketing operations at HealthSouth of Alexandria in April 2008, after spending nearly two years as a marketing liaison with the hospital. Debbie is a former COTA who owned her own therapy company and brings a wealth of business experience to the position. |
| 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. |
| Mark Vercher | |
| Maintenance Supervisor | |
| Mark has more than 35 years of experience in the maintenance field. He has been with HealthSouth of Alexandria since 1999. He moved to Central Louisiana in 1971 and plans to stay. |
| Mary Anne Ward, MA, | |
| Director of Nutritional Services | |
| 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. |
| Lisa Bonfanti | |
| Director of HIM, Medical Records, and Credentialing | |
| 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 Improvement, Infection Control, Case Management, Employee Health, and Joint Commission | |
| 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. |
| Dr. Michael Dole | |
| Associate Medical Director | |
| Dr. Dole has been the associate medical director at HealthSouth of Alexandria since 1999. He is a graduate of the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his residency in internal medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is a member of the American Medical Association, The American Academy of PM&R, and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Dole specializes in pain management, electrodiagnostic testing and independent medical evaluations |
| Suzie Wagner | |
| Director of Human Resources | |
| 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. |
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