Irvin T. Gregory, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Health Group, LLC. He  served as President and CEO of Physicians Surgical Care, Inc., A privately held ambulatory surgery center company, headquartered in Houston, Texas, with operating centers located in Houston, Texarkana, Houma, Louisiana, Jefferson City, Missouri, and Erie, Pennsylvania. Prior executive positions held by Mr. Gregory include: President and CEO of Amedisys Surgery Centers, Inc. (a division of Amedisys, Inc., a NASDAQ company), Vice President of Surgical Partners of America ( a division of Vivra, Inc. a NYSE company) and EVP Development of Medical Care International (a NASDAQ company). Mr. Gregory has developed or acquired over 130 hospitals or surgery center facilities during the last 30 years. He holds a B.S. Degree in management from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and attended Syracuse University concentrating on advanced business studies.

 

J. Michael Mullin, MBA, CPA, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mullin has over 25 years of finance and accounting experience with healthcare companies. He has served as the CFO of US Physical Therapy, a publicly held Houston based healthcare provider. Other positions held include, President of Imperial Health Resources, CFO of American Transitional Hospitals and Director of Accounting for Lifemark Corporation. Mr. Mullin is a partner and CFO of Southwest Health Group, LLC. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in finance, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

James E. Parkhurst, is Chairman of the Board of HealthGroup. Mr. Parkhurst is President and CEO of Newport Bay Hospital in Newport Beach California. He has previously served as Senior Vice President, Development for CompCare Corporation, Vice President of SurgiCare Corporation, and Vice President of Lifemark Hospitals. Mr. Parkhurst was a founder and board member of Surgi+Group, which was sold to Dynacq. He has participated in private investments which have included banks, real estate and healthcare facilities in California and Colorado. Mr. Parkhurst is a partner in Southwest Health Group, LLC. He is a founder and member of the board of Metro Pacific Bank, Newport Beach, California. Mr. Parkhurst holds an engineering degree from the University of Houston.

Brian H. Hoyle, Board Member of HealthGroup Partners, LLC.  As founder in 1998, Mr. Hoyle is the sole shareholder of American Healthcare Investment, LLC, owner of 11 nursing facilities in Iowa and Colorado and sole municipal bondholder securing 4 nursing facilities in Utah. In 1998,  he founded American Healthcare Associates, a national healthcare management, and consulting company with operations in 10 states.  Mr. Hoyle founded Care First Hospice of Boise, Idaho in 2005, has owned a 96 bed nursing home operation in Newport Beach since 1988 and a 34 bed psychiatric hospital in Newport Beach since 1993. Since 1976, Mr. Hoyle has been an agent, owner, senior corporate officer in healthcare organizations where he has developed over 50 healthcare facilities in 16 states. He was Chairman and 42% owner of Harbor National Bank, Newport Beach, CA sold to First Community Bancorp in April 2004 and is currently the Chairman and largest shareholder of MetroPacific Bank, Irvine, CA.

Ira Jackson, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S., D.A.B.N.S., Board member of HealthGroup Partners, LLC. Mr. Jackson has been Chairman of both Sharpstown General Hospital, Houston, Texas and Victoria Regional Medical Center, Victoria, Texas. He was instrumental in the development of Victoria Regional Medical Center campus, which was sold to Universal Health Services. He has developed a number of medical office buildings. Dr. Jackson was also a founder and member of the board of Surgi+Group, which was sold to Dynacq. Dr. Jackson was on the Board and Long- Term Strategy Committee of St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Jackson was the honored guest of the Mexican Neurosurgical Society in 1987 and is well published. He attended Duke University, McGill Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada. He has previously been on the staff in Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas and in private practice in Galveston and Victoria, Texas.

Richard S. Jackson, CFA, Board Member of HealthGroup Partners, LLC. Mr. Jackson is President of VIVARI, LP., and investor in publicly and privately held equities. He is in the Board of First Capital Bankers, Inc., a bank holding company with assets of $750 million, headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, and sits on its audit and compensation committees. He is a Secretary/Treasurer of North Freeway Imaging, a full modality center. He is currently manager of a number of private investment partnerships and has been on the board of private and public companies. Mr. Jackson was a founder and member of Surgi+ Group which was sold to Dynacq. Mr. Jackson is a member of A.I.M.R., and is a Chartered Financial Analyst with a B.S. in economics from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Cox School at Southern Methodist University. He currently sits on the acquisition subcommittee for photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.



 

Promod Seth, MBA, CPA, Mr. Seth has over 30 years experience in the healthcare industry in various capacities. Mr Seth was a founding shareholder of Healthsouth Corporation. In 1982, he was appointed by 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan to serve on a federal taskforce to improve upon the efficiency and quality in the federal hospital system. Mr. Seth has held Senior Management positions in LifeMark, Ambulatory Hospitals of America, Healthstar , Mediq and Amedisys. He has provided consultation to numerous healthcare organizations over the past 20 years. Mr. Seth holds MS in Physics and an MBA from Louisiana State University.

Dean L. Sullivan, Southwest Health Group partner and company marketing and operations consultant. Mr. Sullivan has over thirty five years of successful healthcare experience in the areas of marketing and operations. His tenure includes management positions at Johnson & Johnson, Lifemark Corporation, Outpatient Healthcare, Inc., and as president and CEO of Outpatient Surgical Center, Inc. He currently is an investor in healthcare start-up companies, a new construction housing company, and is an investor and serves on the board of a technology company. Mr. Sullivan has a BBA degree from Regis College, Denver, Colorado.