Carissa Neubig, the former chief operating officer of Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, Conn., has been tapped as executive director of Senior Whole Health (SWH), a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan serving Medicare/ Medicaid beneficiaries in New Haven, Hartford and Middlesex counties. SWH, an emerging national company with expansion plans underway in Connecticut, facilitates coordinated, integrated care planning for each member through the use of a care management model.
“Carissa Neubig’s longstanding ties to Connecticut healthcare providers and patient communities made her a natural choice to lead SWH in the state,” states John Baackes, CEO of SWH. “She brings to SWH a breadth of experience and an enterprise-wide focus to building innovative and practical solutions that are expected to increase productivity and quality of life for beneficiaries.”
Neubig has worked at virtually every level of healthcare delivery, from her early years as a physical therapist to running operations at one of Connecticut’s most respected hospitals.
At Gaylord Hospital, a 109-bed, long-term acute care hospital also providing outpatient and sleep services, Neubig served as chief operating officer from 1999-2006. She previously worked as the hospital’s vice president of clinical services, providing administrative leadership for clinical operations, satellites, transitional living and Gaylord Farms Rehabilitation Center from 1995-1999. Earlier, she served as supervisor/clinical coordinator for physical therapy, as marketing liaison, and as associate director of marketing.
“This position with SWH is a logical extension of my career at Gaylord Hospital,” says Neubig, who resides in Wallingford. “I look forward to working with local healthcare providers and organizations as they endeavor to meet the profound health care needs of seniors who face the reality of aging with limited resources.”
Neubig earned her MBA degree at the University of New Haven in Connecticut and a B.S. in Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. She holds licensure in Physical Therapy in both New York and Connecticut. A current board member of the Wallingford Education Foundation and Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce, and past board member of the Connecticut Community Providers Association, she was also selected among the New Haven Business Times “20 Noteworthy Women” for 2004.
SWH coordinates Medicare and Medicaid benefits, utilizing a case management model as part of providing integrated care planning for each member.
A nurse case manager and a support staff of community resource coordinators are responsible for overseeing care for members across all locations and levels of care. The SWH model promotes optimized benefits management and care, patient autonomy and members’ ability to live as independently as possible.
About Senior Whole Health
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Senior Whole Health is a privately-held company offering intensive, integrated case management services for Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles and Medicare Part D. Senior Whole Health’s Special Needs Plans (SNPs) plans are designed for people who are Medicare & Medicaid eligible and live in the Senior Whole Health service areas. SNPs serve the chronically ill, the institutionalized and Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles. Visit www.seniorwholehealth.com or call 1.888.749.7268.
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