November 14 — CareMeridian, a leading provider of post acute healthcare alternatives, announced today that Bill Rowlett, Director of Business Development — Specialty Services, was appointed to the Board of the Case Management Society of America, Southern California Chapter (CMSA) as Member Representative.  Bill joined CareMeridian earlier this year.

In his role at CareMeridian, Bill is responsible for developing business related to Med/Legal claims and workers compensation cases for all CareMeridian facilities.  A licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner and state-certified Case Manager,  Bill has more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare arena. 

Prior to CareMeridian, Bill was Chief Operations Officer for Village Healthcare Center, which was acquired by CareMeridian in January of 2010.  In this role, he was responsible for case management, marketing and served as a respiratory therapist.  Throughout his career, Bill has been involved in clinical care and case management in healthcare facilities throughout Southern California.

“I’m really pleased to be asked to serve on the CMSA Board,” Bill said.  “As a member of this organization for more than 20 years, I can attest not only  to  its  importance as an advocate  for case managers, but also to the tremendous impact they have had on the improved health care policy.”

 CMSA is the leading membership association providing professional collaboration across the healthcare continuum to advocate for patients’ wellbeing and improved health outcomes by fostering case management growth and development, impacting health care policy, and providing evidence-based tools and resources.  For more information, go to cmsa.org.

CareMeridian, a partner  of The MENTOR Network, provides cost-effective, sophisticated post acute care alternatives for catastrophically ill or injured patients of all ages.  With 16 facilities located throughout Northern, Central and Southern California, as well as in the Southwest locations of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona, CareMeridian provides a unique service delivery model, merging the aesthetics of a residential environment within the framework of state-of-the-art technology and personalized service from an experienced and skilled health care team.

The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain, spinal cord and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families in nearly 40 states. To learn more, visit www.thementornetwork.com.

Contact:
Dan Larson
Chief Development Officer
314.440.4257
dlarson@caremeridian.com