NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookdale Senior
Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) ("Brookdale" or the "Company") today
announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed
Jordan R. Asher, MD, MS, as an
independent director, effective February
24, 2020. Dr. Asher was appointed as a Class II member
of the Board for a term scheduled to expire at the Company's 2020
annual meeting of stockholders. Brookdale's Board is now
comprised of nine directors, eight of whom are independent.
Dr. Asher is a highly experienced healthcare executive with more
than 20 years of expertise and a history of success in large
matrixed, mission-based, national healthcare systems. Since 2018,
he has served as the Chief Physician Executive and Senior Vice
President of Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, VA., a large integrated delivery
health system including a clinically integrated network and
insurance company serving Virginia
and North Carolina. Dr. Asher has
a wide range of responsibilities, including a focus on growth
strategies for clinical care and development and implementation of
value-based care and payment models. Prior to Sentara, Dr. Asher
served in several executive roles with Ascension since 2006,
including Chief Clinical Officer of its Ascension Care Management
subsidiary from 2016 to 2018 with responsibility for network
development and population and risk management, Chief Clinical
Officer and Chief Innovation Officer of Ascension's Missionpoint
Health Partners subsidiary from 2015 to 2016, and Chief Medical
Officer and Chief Integration Officer of Missionpoint Health
Partners from 2011 to 2015. Dr. Asher earned a B.S. from
Emory University in 1986, an M.D. from
Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine in 1990, and an M.S. in Medical Management from the
University of Texas at Dallas and
Southwestern Medical Center in
2001.
Guy P. Sansone, Non-Executive
Chairman of Brookdale's Board of Directors, said, "The Board looks
forward to Jordan's strategic insights and drawing on his deep
experience in the evolving healthcare landscape. Jordan's
appointment is part of the Board's ongoing commitment to evaluate
and enhance the skill sets represented on the Board and to drive
stockholder value."
Lucinda ("Cindy") M. Baier, President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director of the Company, said, "We are excited to welcome
Jordan to the Board. His combination of clinical training and
executive leadership experience will bring valuable perspectives as
the healthcare industry transitions to more integrated, value-based
delivery and payment models. We believe those perspectives
will also contribute greatly to our strategic priorities of growing
and integrating our healthcare services business while providing
high-quality care and personalized service to seniors."
About Brookdale Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is the leading operator of senior
living communities throughout the United
States. The Company is committed to providing senior living
solutions primarily within properties that are designed,
purpose-built, and operated to provide the highest-quality service,
care, and living accommodations for residents. Brookdale operates
and manages independent living, assisted living, memory care, and
continuing care retirement communities, with 743 communities in 45
states and the ability to serve approximately 65,000 residents as
of February 1, 2020. The Company also
offers a range of home health, hospice, and outpatient therapy
services to over 20,000 patients as of that date. Brookdale's stock
is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
BKD.
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