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LEADERSHIP TEAM

David Bartholomew - President and CEO
David joined HCCA in 2009 where his focus is on the company’s domestic strategies including HCCA Anesthesia, a provider of per diem certified registered nurse anesthesia services for physician offices, surgical centers, and hospitals; NRS Healthcare, a Middle Tennessee-based provider of per diem nurse and allied medical staffing; and HCCA Clinical Research Staffing, a provider of specialized clinical trial contract staffing and outsourcing services to universities, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. David has more than 25 years of executive experience in the U.S. staffing industry. David was responsible for growing Nashville-based Staffmark from a one-office startup in 1991 to over 300 locations today, making it one of the largest staffing companies in the U.S. Bartholomew is well known in the staffing industry and has served as chairman of the American Staffing Association.

Ted L. Merhoff - Vice President, Operations and Development
Ted joined HCCA in 1999 bringing over ten years of acute care hospital operations and management experience to the HCCA team. Ted is responsible for daily operations and for development activities of HCCA Health Connections, HCCA's clinical contact center in Manila, Philippines, and for HCCA's health care professional recruitment services across America.

Naseem Kasam, RN - Vice President, Clinical Operations and Quality
Naseem brings seventeen years of clinical health care and quality experience to the HCCA team. Naseem began her nursing career in Memphis, TN and continued in trauma step down at the University of KY, Lexington. Upon earning a degree in health administration, she began managing the physician peer review program at a local hospital. She then became manager of clinical quality for a radiology benefits managed care organization. Among Naseem’s duties at HCCA are nurse recruitment and sponsorship, education, quality, acculturation and project management.