2025 - 2026 Sponsors
KHA is grateful for the support of its Annual Sponsors! Through their generous donations, KHA is better able to support its members and provide a wide array of services.
For information about becoming a sponsor, visit the sponsorship opportunities page.
Platinum Sponsor
Dexur is a predictive healthcare platform unifying quality, safety, risk, utilization review, and denials management to drive proactive intervention, compliance, and measurable financial performance.
Contact: Nik Rao
nrao@dexur.com
www.dexur.com
Republic Bank, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 44 banking centers across five states. Republic is one of the largest locally owned community banks.
Contact: Jessica Beatty
jbeatty@republicbank.com
www.republicbank.com
Gold Sponsors
Bricker Graydon Wyatt provides Kentucky hospitals comprehensive health care legal counsel, combing regulatory experience, regional insight, and practical guidance to support compliance, operations.
Contact: Dan Soldato
dsoldato@bricker.com
www.bricker.com
Silver Sponsors
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky is part of Aetna® and the CVS Health® family, one of our country’s leading health care organizations. We’ve been serving people who use Medicaid services for over 30 years — from kids, adults and seniors to people with disabilities or other serious health issues.
Contact: Candace Gurley
gurleyc@aetna.com
www.aetnabetterhealth.com/kentucky/index.html
CIHQ is a CMS approved accrediting organization for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals and Psychiatric Hospitals. ARS is a consulting division of CIHQ that provides a comprehensive program of web-based, multi-media and on-site support services designed to help members and accredited hospitals in their accreditation and certification compliance efforts.
Contact: Michelle Shaffer
mshaffer@cihq.org
www.cihq.org
Labcorp is a global life sciences and healthcare company harnessing science for human good. Our mission is to improve health and improve lives.
Contact: Justin Powers
powerj1@labcorp.com
www.labcorp.com
As a physician-founded and led medical group, our priority is building lasting partnerships with hospitals and health systems to ensure every patient receives the care they need—and deserve.
Contact: Adam Evans
adamevans@soundphysicians.com
soundphysicians.com
Elevate empowers financial resiliency of healthcare organizations through a total spend management approach powered by group purchasing, enhanced analytics, and bespoke procurement strategies.
Contact: Hailey Meadows
hailey.meadows@ovationhc.com
ovationhc.com
Bronze Sponsors
Aesculap contributes to medical advancements from the perspective of the healthcare professional; and the patient – through innovation, efficiency and sustainability.
Contact: Renee Wood
renee.wood@aesculapusa.com
www.aesculapusa.com
The industry leader in contracted therapy services. ApexNetwork Physical Therapy ensures that your therapy departments are operating at maximum efficiencies at all times.
Contact: Tim Lawson
tlawson@apexnetworkpt.com
apexnetworkpt.com/corporate-solutions
Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) owns, manages, and consults with community hospitals through CHC Hospitals, CHC Consulting, and CHC ContinueCARE, the LTACH services arm of CHC.
Contact: David Domingue
ddomingue@chc.com
www.chc.com
We are a full-service provider, focused on every aspect of safety, sustainability, and infection control. We partner with hospitals /health systems to help them manage their medical /pharmaceutical and hazardous waste as well as their compliance trainings. Waste streams we provide service on include:
- Medical Waste -Biohazardous Waste
- Sharp Disposal -Reusable Safety Sharp Containers
- Chemotherapy Waste -Reusable Trace Chemo Container
- Pharmaceutical Waste
- Hazardous Chemical Waste
- Solid / Confidential Waste
Contact: Robert Earl, III
robert.earl@danielshealth.com
www.danielshealth.com
Elliot provides Engineering, Energy Delivery and Technical Services to utility, government and industrial partners. Additionally, we offer Services and Technology Solutions to commercial, residential & healthcare clients.
Contact: Nicole Corbin
ncorbin@dhec.com
www.dhec.com
Helping healthcare teams streamline, consolidate and reduce staffing agencies to one process.
Contact: Brandon Schafer
brandon.schafer@fusionmedstaff.com
www.fusionworkforce.com
Physician Care Coordination Consultants (PC3) delivers tailored, compliant solutions that prevent denials, recover revenue, and reduce administrative burdens. Helping hospitals focus on high-quality patient care.
Contact: Larry Gray
larry.gray@pc3health.com
www.pc3health.com
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has over 400 attorneys and other professionals supported by approximately 300 additional staff working in 18 offices in seven states.
Contact: Kristen Andrews Wilson
kristen.andrews-wilson@steptoe-johnson.com
www.steptoe-johnson.com