American HomePatient Names Thomas E. Mills New Chief Operating Officer.BRENTWOOD Brentwood, city and district, England Brentwood, city (1991 pop. 51,212) and district, Essex, SE England. Brentwood is mainly residential but produces some agricultural equipment, film, and prefabricated concrete. , Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1998--American HomePatient, Inc. (Nasdaq: AHOM), today announced that Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs E. Mills will become the new chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of American HomePatient effective November 23, 1998. Mills, who previously held this position with the company from June 1992 though June 1996, replaces David R. Gnass who recently decided to leave the company to work on new venture concepts within the health care field. Gnass first looks forward to a brief hiatus hiatus /hi·a·tus/ (hi-a´tus) [L.] an opening, gap, or cleft.hia´tal aortic hiatus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. to spend time with his family. "Tom is certainly no stranger to American HomePatient and we are delighted to have him back with the company," stated Joe Furlong furlong: see English units of measurement. , president and chief executive officer of American HomePatient. "He knows our business explicitly and can hit the ground running to help assist us in returning the company to profitability and success. We share a strong vision that American HomePatient is a solid company with tremendous growth potential going forward." Mills first joined American HomePatient in February, 1992 after the acquisition of Marquest Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract where he was the president and chief executive officer. He served as chief operating officer of American HomePatient for four years before taking over the company's strategic alliance and joint venture development. Since January 1998, Mills has been operating his own health care consulting business offering strategic and operations-focused services to various companies including American HomePatient. Furlong also expressed on behalf of the company and board of directors deep appreciation for the valuable contributions made by David Gnass over the past two and a half years. "Dave has provided strong leadership to the field organization during this time-frame. He has established a solid management group that will enable American HomePatient to move us to the next level. We are grateful for his dedication and commitment to American HomePatient. We wish him the very best of luck in his new endeavors." American HomePatient is one of the nation's largest providers of home respiratory services with over 300 home health care centers in 38 states. The company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq stock market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol AHOM. |
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