Eugene E. Smith                                                                               

President/CEO

Prior to co-founding BridgeCare Hospitals, LLC in 2006, and Preferred Continuum Care in 2004, Mr. Smith was President and CEO of Meadowbrook Healthcare, Inc., an owner/operator of Rehabilitation and Long Term Acute Care hospitals. Under his leadership, Meadowbrook’s same store annual EBITDA grew from $6 million to $11 million. Mr. Smith co-founded HealthSouth Corporation in 1983, and held various senior management positions during his eighteen year tenure with the company. In his capacity as Senior Vice President of Operations, Mr. Smith led a variety of healthcare facility operations, start-up activities and development activities. He was responsible for all of HealthSouth’s surgery and outpatient operations west of the Mississippi including Hawaii and Alaska, the company’s largest geographic area. Facilities under his leadership included surgical hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, diagnostic centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and outpatient rehab services. His responsibilities comprised over 400 facilities with net revenues in excess of $750 million. Mr. Smith’s thirty years of healthcare management experience also include Operations Director for Lifemark Shared Services (Houston, TX), and various department management positions in the non-profit acute care hospital setting. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. in Health Science from College of Scholastica, in Duluth, MN.

Christopher J. Smith

Vice-President/CFO

Mr. Smith was the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Meadowbrook Healthcare, Inc., a privately owned operator of post-acute hospitals.  Mr. Smith was instrumental in building the infrastructure of that company and transitioning the hospitals from their previous owner, while guiding the hospitals into a new prospective payment system.  During his tenure at Meadowbrook, EBITDA grew 100% in a two year period.  Prior to Meadowbrook, Mr. Smith was Chief Financial Officer of E-Base Interactive, Inc., a privately owned information technology company, specializing in custom application development using current Internet technologies.  Prior to serving in that capacity, Mr. Smith was Chief Financial Officer for Genus.net, Inc., formerly Genus Aesthetic Medical and Dental Group, Inc.  The Genus entity was a venture-backed company originally formed to build a physician practice management network for retail doctors, later transforming to an Internet portal for these same physician groups.  Mr. Smith played a key role in both rounds of equity financing with several large venture capital groups.  Additionally, he was primarily responsible for closing all mergers and acquisitions that grew the company to $30 million in revenue in just two years.  Prior to his role at Genus, Mr. Smith served as Director of Financial Transition for the Eastern Division of MedPartners, now Caremark.  In that role, Mr. Smith was responsible for integrating all mergers and acquisitions into the financial operations of the company.  Mr. Smith began his career with Ernst and Young. He earned his BS in Accounting with a minor in English from Birmingham Southern College, and a graduate diploma in International Studies from University of Sidney, Sidney, Australia. Mr. Smith is a member of American Institute of CPAs and the Alabama Society of CPAs.

Laura F. Kammann, JD

Vice President, Corporate Development

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Kammann was a partner of Moore and Associates, LLC (Attorneys) where she provided legal and consulting services relating to healthcare mergers and acquisitions, Certificate of Need, and business entities.  She previously served as Regional Director of Corporate Development for HealthSouth Corporation where she was responsible for development of ambulatory surgery centers through acquisitions and de novo projects. Before joining HealthSouth, Ms. Kammann formed Sage Management, Inc., where she was President and CEO, and later sold the company to and joined Community Health Systems (Orange Beach) as VP of Management and Consulting.  Through Sage and CHS, she managed operations for 25 assisted living facilities; developed operating budgets and marketing plans; participated on a task force to reform State regulations for assisted living facilities; developed policies and procedures; prepared feasibility studies, business plans, and regulatory compliance plans; recruited management staff; and conducted due diligence for company and client acquisitions and new development. Previously, Ms. Kammann served as CFO, and later as President and CEO of Magnolia Manors Management, an owner/operator of assisted living facilities. In this position, she managed over 200 employees and increased overall census from 67% to 98%. She obtained project financing and managed real estate transactions as VP for a related company. Ms. Kammann began her career as an Accountant for the Alabama Department of Public Health. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Jones School of Law (magna cum laude), and her BS in Business Administration from Auburn University.

Richard L. Chambers

Director of Corporate Services

Richard L. Chambers serves as Director of Corporate Services for BridgeCare.  With over 35 years of healthcare operating experience, he previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Administration for Source Medical Solutions, a software solution company for outpatient facilities.  Prior to Source Medical, Mr. Chambers served in various capacities in the Outpatient division of HealthSouth Corporation for over 15 years.  His most recent position was Group Vice President of Administration and Operations. During his tenure with HealthSouth he established thirteen regional billing offices and managed billing and collection functions for the entire Outpatient Division.  Mr. Chambers was the Project Manager for the HealthSouth Clinical Automation Project which was a wireless clinical documentation system for physical and occupational therapy. This product was installed nationally in over 1,000 outpatient locations. Prior to HealthSouth, Mr. Chambers served as Hospital Administrator for Hospital Management Associates and was President and General Manager of Home Medical Rentals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Healthdyne, Inc.  Mr. Chambers has served on the Board of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), completed projects with the United States Olympic Committee and is a charter member of Kids Chance Scholarship Committee founded by the Worker’s Compensation section of the Alabama Bar Association.