Happy 25th anniversary with VHS, David Crosson!
Our Senior Vice President joined the team in 1999 as the first executive director of VHS Rehabilitation. At that time, he was its only team member.
“I was doing treatments, evals, and recruiting therapists,” he said.
“Because of how the industry was changing, those therapists at contract companies and recent grads were looking for work. I was able to provide job opportunities. With me being the only person, I needed the staff, too. We were able to bring staff on pretty quickly."
About a year later, VHS Rehabilitation opened its outpatient site. Over the course of its 25 years, VHS Rehabilitation has grown to include physical, speech and occupational therapy in outpatient, skilled care and contract settings that have included assisted living centers, jails and schools.
While he has a background in physical therapy — he earned bachelor’s degree in exercise science and master’s degree in physical therapy from Old Dominion University — David says he prefers the operational side of the business, including staffing and dealing with regulatory issues.
During his time with VHS, David has had a hand in the acquisition of Coliseum Nursing and Rehabilitation in 2013 — “that was a big pickup for us,” he says — and spearheaded establishing VHS Home Health Care in 2015 and VHS Hospice in 2017.
“Once we got into skilled care, VHS grew a lot. We changed our operations. VHS grew along with me,” he says.
He says he is proud of everything he is involved in developing.
“The Rehab piece is a big piece of VHS. Home Health and Hospice were big additions to VHS and the success of VHS. It wouldn’t be something I would want to do and walk away from,” he says. “It’s nice to see those businesses develop and evolve. And then, it’s also the people. … A lot of what I do is more for the people who work for me, and keep them employed in environments they’re thriving in.”
Read more about David and the launch of VHS Rehabilitation: https://lnkd.in/e_KfA3cH
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