Aegis Health Group Selects Patrick Carlton as Vice President of Market Operations

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Health Group, the nation’s leading provider of business development strategies for hospitals, has appointed Patrick Carlton as its vice president of market operations. In this role Carlton is responsible for managing relationships with client representatives including hospital administrators, business development teams and strategies that drive revenue to client hospitals.

“Patrick brings valuable management experience to the Aegis team”

Aegis’ employer-directed strategy enables hospitals to partner with area employers. These workforce health partnerships are designed to improve the health of employees, mitigate rising health-related costs for employers, and link hospitals with favorably insured consumers. The physician-relationship management strategy is a sales-focused, measurable and results-driven strategy that enhances the relationship between hospitals and their medical staffs.

As vice president of market operations, Carlton supervises employer relations specialists located at hospitals across the nation as they work to build relationships with local employers.

“It’s great to be with the Aegis team,” pronounced Carlton. “There has never been a better time for hospitals to actively engage with their local employer community, and I’m proud to be with a company that’s helping facilitate those relationships.”

Carlton brings more than 12 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining the Aegis team, Carlton was an account executive for Healthways Inc., a provider of comprehensive solutions for insurers and employers to help patients manage and improve their health. Carlton was also a program manager at Johnson & Johnson. He holds a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Morehead State University.

“Patrick brings valuable management experience to the Aegis team,” said Henry Ross, CEO of Aegis Health Group. “His leadership skills and unique set of competencies will help Aegis optimally serve our hospital clients.”

About Aegis Health Group

For more than 20 years, Aegis Health Group has helped hundreds of hospitals build lasting relationships with their two most important audiences: favorably insured consumers and physicians. By targeting local employers, Aegis enables hospitals to attract market share and grow revenues. Its physician relationship management strategy fosters measurably stronger and mutually beneficial relationships between hospitals and medical staffs. Further information is available at www.aegisgroup.com.