Indianapolis-based Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers has appointed three newly named top-level executives to lead the organization to better clinical outcomes amid a push to value-based care models.
On Monday, the national autism care provider named Dr. Adam Hahs as chief science officer, Jana Sarno as chief clinical officer and Kim Strunk as head of clinical strategy.
Founded in 2005, the company operates over 100 centers in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio and Tennessee.
The three leaders are the heads of the clinical department of Hopebridge and are tasked with changing the organization’s standards of clinical practice, researching initiatives and clinical innovation, and expanding access to Hopebridge’s services.
They are also tasked with driving the multi-state organization towards enhanced clinical outcomes and value-based care arrangements, according to a news release.
“Strunk, Hahs and Sarno each bring a unique, highly experienced skillset to our team,” Hopebridge CEO Dennis May said in the release. “I am confident that our investments in clinical excellence and a strong clinical leadership team will not only elevate the quality of care for Hopebridge, but will create advancements for the entire industry as a whole.”
Hahs will be responsible for driving the company’s research initiatives. He was appointed to the position after a year as Hopebridge’s vice president of clinical services. He had a role in developing the Hopebridge Fellowship Program, which Hopebridge claims in the release is one of the largest clinical supervision programs in the industry.
Sarno will oversee and direct all aspects of clinical training, service-delivery, and strategic planning for Hopebridge and provide services based on the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and related therapies. She was the chief clinical officer of Little Rock, Arkansas-based Autism In Motion Clinics before joining Hopebridge.
Hopebridge announced the acquisition of AIM Clinics. Behavioral Health Business previously reported that the organization is on a rapid expansion kick. Hopebridge plans on opening 40 new clinics in 2022 and hiring 4,000 new employees.
The AIM Clinics acquisition added clinics in Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee to Hopebridge’s footprint.
“Our organization prides itself on training, developing and collaborating with the brightest minds in behavioral health,” Hahs said in the release. “We’re eager to continue making advancements in research and clinical outcomes through our talented and diverse teams in all areas of early intervention and development, which means heavily investing in the adoption of evidence-based practices that will improve autism care, delivery and outcomes for the families we dedicate our mission to.”
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