Covenant Care Announces Chief Growth Officer

PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Covenant Care is pleased to announce its new Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, Ron Fried. In this position, Fried will support the mission of Covenant Care – a family of services including Covenant Hospice, Covenant Alzheimer's Services, Covenant Palliative Care and Covenant Kids – by focusing on growth initiatives that will allow the not-for-profit organization to serve an increased number of patients through a continuum of integrated healthcare services.   

"I am thrilled to join Covenant Care, an organization that is dedicated to ensuring high quality care," said Fried. "Covenant has long been recognized as a critically important part of the healthcare community in the Northwest Florida and South Alabama regions. Moreover, the organization continues to be actively engaged and valued at the national level as an advocate for improving the quality of life of those facing serious and chronic illnesses. It is rewarding to have the opportunity to be a part of expanding our community's access to excellent, compassionate care beyond the impressive work that has already been done by Covenant."  

Fried comes to Covenant Care from VITAS Healthcare in Miami, Fla., where he served as Executive Vice President of Development and Public Affairs. Fried has over 20 years of experience in policy development and delivery of hospice services. He has served as a leading expert in the growth and development of hospice services and is a prominent and highly-respected leader in the state of Florida and national hospice communities. Fried served as a technical expert on a hospice payment reform panel and on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' advisory panel in quality. Fried is also the immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

"Ron has an unparalleled and substantially documented passion for the end-of-life care industry. His accomplishments and impact on hospice care are too significant to quantify," said Jeff Mislevy, President and CEO of Covenant Care. "He has the vision and experience required to build innovative programs and the compassion to keep those we serve at the center of his focus."

Fried is also a member of the Board Directors for the Hospice Action Network, serves as the Vice President for the Board of Directors of the Florida Hospices and Palliative Care Association, and is the Former Chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Florida Hospices and Palliative Care Association.

Covenant Care serves more than 800 patients daily and is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate services to patients and loved ones facing a serious illness. In addition to the traditional medical and palliative care delivered to patients, special programs such as spiritual care, children's support, volunteer services and bereavement care extend to the entire family and community at large. For more information about Covenant Care, visit www.choosecovenant.org.

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