History of the Group Practice

History of the Group Practice:

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC.

1972

Park Hill Family Health Center

In early 1972 Furman Knox (director of the Louisville CAC) and Dr. Maurice Fliegelman (dermatologist associated with Jewish Hospital) developed idea of a neighborhood health center to serve the California-Park Hill Neighborhood and selected Betty Fleishaker to research the project. A VISTA volunteer who worked with Mrs. Fleishaker and Susan Charles submitted and received a grant under the Federal Community Health Program to start up a community facility named initially the Park Hill Family Health Center (later changed to HealthCare of Louisville.) Congress never officially authorized the Community Health Program which issued grants for start up health centers, but by the time it scuttled the program the 42 grants (including that to Park Hill FHC) were allowed to continue. 28 of the 42 health centers survived during the initial grant period.

Executive Director - Betty Fleishaker
Others involved at start and the early years: Dr. Maurice Fliegelman, Susan Charles, Ted Winfield, Bob Evans, Gary Chapman, Bob Chappell, Billie Burch, Charles Brightwell, Luanna Sanders, et al.

1973

HealthCare of Louisville

St. George\\\\\'s Catholic Church convent at 1809 Standard Ave. was remodeled as medical facility. Bob Evans supervised much of construction.
With the advent of the Federal HMO Act of 1973, the Board of Directors received approval as a pre-paid staff model HMO and changed the name to HealthCare of Louisville, Inc.

In the early days the Board of Directors included Betty Fleishaker, Paul Schweitzer, Frank Doheny, Dee Dee Jones, Don Shelton, John Blalock, Ted Winfield, Richard Miller, Mattie Hart, Larry Kries, June Fussenegger, Dan Klein among others. There was also a Member Council.

1974

HealthCare of Louisville

(non-profit staff model HMO or pre-paid insurance-health delivery plan)
First office at 1809 Standard Avenue; doors opened June 1974
[In Sept. 1991 Standard office operations moved to 2650 W. Broadway]
In the early days HCL members requiring hospitalization were taken to Jewish Hospital. Many of the JH specialists provided care:
(Weiss, Leight, Zegart, Waterman, Fliegelman, Pence, Sweitzer, Harkess et al.)
and several served on the board of directors.

Executive Director - Betty Fleishaker
Assoc. Director - Ted Winfield
Financial Officer - Bob Chappell
Medical Director: Robert Alter

Alter, Robert (FP/MDir)[1 yr, Jun 1974 - Sep 1975; Standard]
John, P.George (Ped)[4 yrs, Jun 1974 - Oct 1978; Standard]

1975

HealthCare of Louisville

HealthCare of Louisville Exec. Director - Betty Fleishaker
Assoc. Director - Ted Winfield
Medical Director - Robert Alter; Lester Garfinkel in Oct 1975

Cheng, ___ [3 mos, Jan 1975 - Apr 1975; Standard]
Cox, Robert (Ped)[13 yrs, Jul 1975 - Dec 1988; Standard]
Garfinkel, Lester (IM/MDir)[4 yrs, Oct 1975 - Jun 1979; Standard, Bishop]
Gresh, ___ [4 mos, Mar 1975 - Jul 1975; Standard]
Rasmussen, Kenneth (Surg/FP)[2 yrs, Aug 1975 - Jun 1977; Standard]
Rogers, ___ [2 mos, Jun 1975- Aug 1975; Standard]
Rose, John [2 mos, Apr 1975 - Jun 1975; Standard]
Wolf, Carl (IM)[5 yrs, Sep 1975 - Jun 1980; Standard, Bishop in 1978]
Wolinski, ___ [2 mos, Sep 1975 - Oct 1975; Standard]
Yepuri, ___ [18 mos, Jul 1975 - Dec 1976; Standard]

1976

HealthCare of Louisville

On April 2, 1976, HealthCare became the 12th Federally qualified HMO under provisions of the Federal HMO Act of 1973.

Exec. Director - Betty Fleishaker
Assoc. Director - Ted Winfield
Medical Director - Lester Garfinkel

Blanchard, ___ [2 mos, Mar 1976 - Apr 1976; Standard]
Walfart, Ted [8 mos, Oct 1976 - Jun 1977; Standard]
Mathis, Mike (DMD) (Dental)[1976,Standard, Bishop]
(rented space; not an employee)

1977

HealthCare of Louisville

Exec. Director - Betty Fleishaker
Assoc. Director - Ted Winfield
Director of Operations - Phillip Moore
Medical Director - Lester Garfinkel

Auzins, Dacie (IM)[1 yr, Jul 1977 - Jun 1978; Standard]
Cheng, ___ (FP)[rejoined 1 mo, Jun 1977 - Jul 1977; Standard]
Contreras, Louis (IM)[2 1/2 yrs, Jan 1977 - Mar 1979; Standard]
Kim, Kwang (IM)[2 yrs, Jun 1977 - Mar 1979; Standard]
Kutnicki, ___ (FP)[1 mo, Mar 1977 - Apr 1977; Standard]
Pisterman, Sergio (FP)[4 mos, Jun 1977 - Oct 1977; Standard]
Schreiber, Donald (IM)[4 yrs, Sep 1977 - May 1981; Standard]
Waterman, Norton (Surg consult on site)[Aug 1977 - Dec 1979; Standard]

1978

HealthCare of Louisville

Bishop Lane Office opened Aug 1978
[Bishop Lane operations moved to Newburg Rd in 1992]

Executive Director - Betty Fleishaker
Associate Director - Ted Winfield
Medical Director - Lester Garfinkel
Health Services Manager - Ellen Wells, Ree Murakami, Margaret Hohman

Arnett, John (IM)[Aug 1978 - current; Standard, Broadway in Sep 1991]
Baldwin, Mary Ann (PNP)[2 yrs, Jun 1978 - Sep 1980; Standard, Bishop]
Berkley, Rita (PA)[2 yrs, Jul 1978 - June 1980; Standard, Bishop]
Chutkow, Lee (Psych consult)[c.5 yrs, Dec 1978 - c.1983; Bishop, Standard]
James III, Tom (IM/Ped; MDir)[5 yrs, Aug 1978 - Apr 1983; Bishop]
Murakami, Ree (NP)[1978 -; Bishop]
Pendleton, Pat (LCSW) [abt 10 yrs, Jun 1978 - c.1988; Bishop, Standard]
Piraka, Hadi (OG)[few mos, Nov 1978 - Feb 1979; Bishop]
Ray, Michael (IM)[18 mos, Jul 1978 - Dec 1979; Standard, Bishop summer \\\\\'78]

Harrelson, Lynn (first pharmacist)[1978 - ; Standard, Bishop]
Pharmacies in the offices during the HealthCare of Louisville era; discontinued during the HealthAmerica and Maxicare eras; revived with Humana Health Plans and eventually discontinued by end of 2000.)

1979

HealthCare of Louisville

In the spring of 1979 rising costs forced an administrative change during which Tom Byrd and later Garrard Kramer served as a management consultants for the Board of Directors.

Executive Director - Betty Fleishaker until April; Tom Byrd; Garrard Kramer in Aug
Medical Director - Lester Garfinkel until July; Tom James III
Health Services Manager - Ellen Wells

Borkar, B.B. (IM/Gastro)[few mos, Apr 1979; Standard]
Bradnan, Paula (FP)[10 yrs, Sep 1979 - Jul 1989; Bishop]
Elliott, ___ (FP)[2 wks, Oct 1979; Bishop]
Loeb, Tom (Ortho consultant, on-site)[1 yr, Jan 1979 - 1980; Bishop]
Moshirnia, ___ (IM)[4 mos, Apr 1979 - Jul 1979; Bishop]
Pipkin, Doris (FP)[4 mos, Apr 1979 - Sep 1979; Bishop]
Yamour, ___ (IM)[1 yr, Sep 1979 - Aug 1980; Bishop]

1980

HealthCare of Louisville

Exec. Director - Garrard Kramer
Assoc. Director - Paul Stamp
Finance Director - John Pearce
Medical Director - Tom James III
Health Services Manager - Sister Rebecca Miles

Beasley, William (Podiatry consultant, on-site)[6 mos, Mar 1980; Bishop]
Bruning, Wally O.(IM)[few mos, Mar 1980; Bishop]
Davis, William G. (Surg)[12 yrs, Jan 1980 - Feb 1992; Bishop, Standard]
Fathallah, Charles (Ortho)[few mos, Dec 1980; Bishop]
Horton, James (FP)[2 yrs, Aug 1980 - Jul 1982; Standard]
Huff, Beatrice. (NP)[18 mos, Jun 1980 - July 1982]
Hull, Margaret (NP)[2 mos, Dec 1980 - Feb 1981; Bishop]
Kraft, Naomi (Nutr)[3 yrs +, 1980 - 1983; Bishop]
Levy, Barbara (Ped/Ped Oncology)[1 yr, Nov 1980-81]
Loehle, Lawrence (IM)[4 mos, Jul 1980 - Nov 1980; Bishop]
Mack, James (Ped)[2 yrs, Aug 1980 - Jun 1982; Bishop]
Pellman, Martin (OG)[2 1/2 yrs, Dec 1980 - May 1983; Bishop]
Smith, Elizabeth Ann (NP)[6 mos, Dec 1980 - Jul 1981; Standard]
Sperling, Arnold (OG)[4 mos, Dec 1980 - Apr 1981; Bishop]

1981

HealthCare of Louisville

In March 1981 the Board of Directors of HealthCare of Louisville, Inc.. approved a management agreement with Healthplans Management Corporation of Nashville. Under the agreement, Healthplans assumed responsibility for the administrative aspects of the HMO, while HealthCare remained responsible for the delivery of health care benefits and services. There was also an option for Healthplans to purchase HealthCare in the future. Healthplans of Nashville also contracted to manage a group practice in Lexington and changed its name to Health Plans of Kentucky. Within a couple of years Healthplans made other acquisitions and changed its name to HealthAmerica. [In April 1984 HealthAmerica exercised its option and purchased HealthCare of Louisville outright.]
The new Healthplans management created a new logo of HealthCare in Dec \\\\\'81.

CEO of Health Plans of Kentucky - Phil Bredesen
Exec. Director - Garrard Kramer until April, Richard Cooper
Assoc. Director - John Pearce
Member Services - Paul Stamp
Medical Director - Tom James III until July; Richard Cooper
Health Services Manager - Sister Rebecca Miles

Ahmed, Shoaib (IM)[5 yrs, Aug 1981 - Jul 1986; Bishop]
Burton, Jeff (Ped)[16 1/2 yrs, Aug 1981 - Jan 1998*; Hurstborne, Middletown]
Cooper, Richard (IM; MDir)[2 yrs, Apr 1981 - Aug 1983; Bishop]
Cummins, ___ (FP)[4 mos, Jul 1981 - Oct 1981; Bishop]
Leightty, Frieda (Nutr)[3 yrs, Jan 1981 - 1984; Bishop]
McGee, Hilda (OG)[1 yr, Aug 1981 - Jun 1982; Bishop]
Mortens, Marty (PA)[2 1/2 yrs, Mar 1981 - Nov 1983; Standard]
Peterson, Rodney (FP)[2 yrs, Apr 1981 - Mar 1983; Bishop]
Piraka, Hadi (OG)[1 mo, Jan 1981 - Feb 1981; Bishop]
Wheatley, John (FP)[1 yr, Jul 1981- Jun 1982; Bishop]
Yamour, ___ (IM)[rejoined 5 mos, May 1981 - Sep 1981; Bishop]
Zolna, Sheldon (IM)[3 1/2 yrs, Jun 1981 - Mar 1985; Standard]

1982

HealthCare of Louisville

Hurstborne Office opened Nov 1982
[Hurstborne office moved to Middletown in July 1992]

Exec. Director - Richard Cooper
Associated Directors - John Pearce and Paul Stamp
Medical Director - Richard Cooper until July 1982; Tom James III

Chamberlain, Jane (gyn NP)[6 yrs, Nov 1982 - Dec 1988; Bishop, Standard]
Dougherty, Karen (Ped)[5 mos, Aug 1982 - Dec 1982; Bishop]
Eppremian, Barbara (IM/Oncology)(1 yr, Jul 1982 - Jun 1983; Hurstbourne]
Haile, J.B. (OG)[2yrs, Aug 1982 - May 1984]
Rothschild, Mary Lee (IM)[1 yr, Jul 1982 - Jun 1983; Hurstbourne]

1983

HealthCare of Louisville

Exec. Director - Richard Cooper until Aug; John Pearce
Assistant Director - Paul Stamp
Medical Director - Tom James III
Assistant Medical Director - Robert Gormley
Assoc. Medical Director (Lexington) - Halley Faust in June

Askowicz, Michael (IM)[2 yrs, 1983; Bishop]
Blandford, Joseph (Surg consult, on-site)[2 yrs, 1983-84; Bishop]
Brown, Perry (Psychiatrist)[4 mos, Dec 1983 - Mar 1984; Bishop]
Burns, Dianna (Ped)[18 mos, Jan 1983 - Jun 1984; Bishop]
Dockrill, Lionel G.C. (FP)[1 week, Jul 1983; Bishop]
Foster, Jeff (PA)[3 yrs, Jan 1983 - Apr 1986; Bishop, Greentree; Swest]
Gormley, Barbara (Nutr)[3 1/2 yrs, Sep 1983 - Jan 1987; Bishop, Hurstbourne]
Gormley, Robert (IM/MDir/Ex.dir)[3 1/2 yrs, Sep 1983 - Jan 1987; Bishop]
Klein, L.J. (Lipman Joseph)(IM/Neurol)[4 yrs, May 1983 - Oct 1986; Standard]
Kropf, Mark (IM)[2 yrs, Aug 1983 - Jun 1985; Standard]
Sheehan, Linda (PA)[2 yrs, Sep 1983 - Jun 1986; Bishop]
Stevens, Mark (FP)[8 mos, Jul 1983 - Feb 1984; Bishop]
Wampler, Jeff (Ped)[14 1/2 yrs, Aug 1983 - Jan 1998*; Bishop, Middletown]

Gersh, Richard (Optometry)[c.5 yrs, 1983 - 1988; Bishop]
Luckett, James (Optometry)[c.5 yrs; 1983 - 1988; Bishop]

1984

HealthCare of Louisville > HealthAmerica

HealthCare of Louisville offices became part of HealthAmerica in April 1984, and the group became a "for-profit" staff model HMO.

Greentree Office opened in October 1984.
HealthAmerica CEO - Phil Bredesen (Nashville)
HealthAmerica Board of Directors - Bredesen, Richard Eskind, Gerald Newman, et al.
Exec. Director (Louisville) - John Pearce
Director of Operations - Paul Stamp
Medical Director - Tom James III until April; Robert Gormley

Gibson, Ronald (IM)[3 yrs, Jul 1984 - Sep 1987; Hurstbourne]
Greene, James Edward (FP/Mdir)[2 1/2 yrs, Jul 1984 - Dec 1986; Gtree, Bishop]
Jones, Tina (FP)[1 mo, Jan 1984 - Feb 1984; Bishop]
Koach, Robert (Psychol)[3 yrs, Apr 1984 - c.1987; Bishop, Standard]
Knopf, Paul (PA)[1 yr, Oct 1984 - Oct 1985]
Myers, Richard (Surg)[3 1/2 y, Aug 1984 - Apr 1988]
Oliphant, Richard (OG)[3 1/2 yrs, Oct 1984 - Jun 1988]
Parrino, Linda (Nutr)[11 yrs, Jan 1984 - c.1995; Bishop, Standard, Swest]
Partin, Mary Ann (PA)[18 mos, Sep 1984 - Jun 1986; Hurstbourne]
Paxon, Edwin (Ped)[2 yrs, Jul 1984 - Jul 1986; Bishop]
Price, Renita (Ped)[3 yrs, Nov 1984 - Dec 1987; Greentree)
Roy, Lisa (PA)[2 1/2 yrs, Apr 1984 - Aug 1986; Standard]
Sharp, Jim (FP)[9 yrs, Dec 1984 - Dec 1993; Bishop, Swest, Standard, Bdway]

1985

HealthAmerica

Southwest Office opened in May 1985

HealthAmerica CEO - Phil Bredesen
Exec. Director - John Pearce until Sep; Robert Gormley
Medical Director - Robert Gormley

Austerlitz, Jeff (IM)[6 mos, Jul 1985 - Jan 86; Bishop]
Gierhart, Brenda (OG)[3 yrs, Jun 1985 - May 88; Bishop, Greentree, Standard]
Goodlett, Gary (FP)[4 yrs, Jan 1985 - Oct 1988; Swest, Standard]
Goskowski, Mary (IM)[1 yr, Aug 1985 - Jun 1986; Standard]
Graff, Charles (Surg)[6 1/2 yrs, Jun 1985 - Feb 1992]
Harms, Lawrence (OG)[few mos 1985; Bishop, Hurstbourne, Swest]
Harris, Noel (IM)[2 yrs, Nov 1985 - 1987; Bishop]
Kephart, Dale (Derm)[3 yrs, Jun 1985 - May 88; Bishop, Standard]
Price, Gerald (18 mos, Dec 1985 - May 1987; Greentree, Standard)
Roe, Elsa (Ped/Allergy)[5 yrs, Aug 1985 - Jul 1990; Bishop]
Spalding, William (FP)[5 mos, Apr 1985 - Aug 1985; Standard]
Whelan, Kathy (PA)[8 mos, Oct 1985 - Jun 1986; Greentree]
Wiles, Howard (OG)[3 yrs, 1985 - Apr 1988; Bishop, Hurstbourne]

1986

HealthAmerica > Maxicare

HealthAmerica sold offices to Maxicare in Oct 1986; by 1991 Bredesen had sold all of HealthAmerica to Maxicare for $400 million.
The group operated a mental health office in the Heyburn Building for abt 2 yrs.

HealthAmerica CEO - Phil Bredesen (Nashville)
Maxicare CEO -
Maxicare General Counsel - Alan Bloom (Los Angeles)
Executive Director - Robert Gormley
Medical Director - Robert Gormley until June; J. Edward Greene

Bratton, Paranita (FP/MDir)[12 yrs, Jul 1986 - Jul 1998; Standard, Broadway]
Byrum, Henry (IM)[2 1/2 yrs, Jun 1986 - Dec 1988; Greentree, Swest]
Crum, John (FP/MDir)[2 1/2 yrs, Aug 1986 - Nov 1988; Swest]
Diasio, Robert (FP)[2 yrs, Aug 1986 - Jun 1988; Bishop]
Irby, Jane (IM)[3 1/2 yrs, Nov 1986 - Jun 1990; Greentree]
Long, Edward (IM)[1 yr, Jun 1986 - Jun 1987; Hurstbourne]
Minter-Sauer, Alice "Becky" (FP)[18 yrs, Nov 1986 - July 2004; Middletown]
Richards, Alan (Ped)[1 yr, Aug 1986 - Jun 1987; Bishop]
Shobe, Robert (IM)[18 mos, Jul 1986 - Dec 1987; Bishop]
Toler, Annette (IM)[20 mos, Oct 1986 - Jun 1988; Standard]
Turner, Terry (FP)[1 yr, Mar 1986 - Jun 1987; Bishop]
Van Arsdall, John (IM/InfDis)[2 yrs, Jun 1896 - Sep 1988; Bishop]
Williams, Hillsman (IM/FP)[3 1/2 yrs, Aug 1986 - Mar 1990; Greentree]
Mattas, Steven (Ophthalmology)[1986; Bishop]

Mental Health Group:

Barnes, Paul (Psychol)[1986-87; Heyburn]
Bradnan, William (Psychiatrist consult)[1986-87; Heyburn, Bishop]
Koach, Robert (Psychol)[1984-c87; Heyburn, Bishop, Standard, Hurstbourne]
Pendleton, Pat (LCSW)[1978 - c.1988; Bishop, Standard, Heyburn]
Sennett, James (Psy SW)[1986-87; Heyburn, Bishop, Swest]
Vrazel, Evelyn (Clin Therapist)[1986-87; Heyburn]

1987

Maxicare

Maxicare CEO - (Los Angeles)
Maxicare General Counsel - Alan Bloom

Exec. Director - Robert Gormley until Feb, Bob Young until Sept, Sharon Ware
Operations Manager - Sharon Ware in Sept
Medical Director - Robert Gormley [left in Jan]; Jeff Burton [1 mo]; John Crum
PON (Physician Offices Network) Director - Tim Saum

Axlerod, Judith (Ped)[2 yrs, Feb 1987 - May 1989; Bishop]
Davis, Glen (FP)[3 1/2 yrs, Dec 1987 - Mar 1991; Hurstbourne]
Runyon, William (FP)[7 mos, Dec 1987 - Jun 1988; Bishop]
Saum, Tim (IM)[9 mos, Mar 1987 - Nov 1987; Bishop]
Swift, Jim (IM)[1 1/2 yrs, Mar 1987 - Nov 1988; Hurstbourne]

1988

Maxicare > Humana

Maxicare sold Louisville & Lexington offices to Humana July 1988
[Maxicare filed for bankruptcy protection in the fall of 1988.]

Maxicare General Counsel - Alan Bloom (Los Angeles)
Humana Chairman of Board & CEO - David Jones
Humana President & COO - Wendell Cherry
Exec. Director of Humana Health Plan in KY - Karen (Sholtis) Coughlin
Operations Director - Sharon Ware
Medical Director - John Crum until Dec 1988; Sharon Ware

Berry, David (FP)[ Dec 1988 - 1989; Greentree]
Metz-Dunn, Donna (FP)[16 yrs, Nov 1988 - July 2004; Southwest, Middletown]
Miller, Martha (Ped)[16 yrs, June 1988 - Jun 2004; Newburg]
Salmeron, Walter (IM)[18 mos, Jan 1988 - Aug 1989; Bishop]
Waterfill, David (Ped)[8 yrs, Apr 1988 - 1996; Greentree]

1989

Humana

Humana Chairman of Board & CEO - David Jones
Humana President & COO - Wendell Cherry
HHP Exec. Director - Karen (Sholtis) Coughlin; Sharon Ware; Vicki Hatfield in Dec
Med Director - Sharon Ware; William Runyon in Mar 1989

Barrett, Melissa (IM)[2 yrs, Jul 1989 - Apr 1991; Hurstbourne]
Berman, Barbara (PA)[4 yrs, May 1989 - May 1993; Standard, Swest]
Berry, Dave (locum)[c.2 yrs, 1989 - c.1991; Bishop]
Cicchello, ___ (FP)[2 mos, Feb 1989 - Apr 1989; Bishop]
Cowley, Ellen (Ped)[8 yrs, Sept 1989 - Dec 1997*; Bishop, Middletown]
Goodlett, Gary (FP)[rejoined 8 mos, Mar 1989 - Feb 1990; Standard]
Lowrey, Gerlinda (IM)[10 mos, Jan 1989 - Nov 1989; Bishop]
McCormick, ___ (locum)[ 1989; Bishop]
Richardson, Leesa (FP)[3 1/2 yrs, Mar 1989 - Oct 2000; Bishop, Newburg]
Runyon, William (MDir)[rejoined 16 mos as Med Dir, Apr 1989 - Aug 1990]
Stolman, Deena (IM)[18 mos, Dec 1989 - Jul 1991; Bishop]
Walker, Frank (Ped)[9 1/2 yrs, Jan 1989 - May 1998; Bishop, Broadway]
Wiczkowski, ___ (IM)[3 mos, Nov 1989 - Feb 1990; Bishop]
Witherington, Kathy (IM)[April 1989 - Dec 2004; Bishop, Newburg]
Wood, ___ (locum)[ 1989; Bishop]

1990

Humana

Humana Chair. of Board & CEO - David Jones
Humana President & COO - Wendell Cherry (Carl Pollard temporary assist)

HHP Exec. Director - Vicki Hatfield Gregg
Assoc. Exec. Director - Kathy Kregor in April 1990
Medical Director - William Runyon until Aug 1990; Kathy Kregor

Dunn, Deborah (PA)[1 yr, Nov 1990 - Nov 1991]
Gamboa, ___ (FP)[Apr 1990; Bishop]
Goodlett, Gary (FP)[rejoined 3 mos, Apr 1990 - Jul 1990; Southwest]
Holliday, ___ (FP)[Mar 1990; Bishop]
Kavanaugh, ___ (FP)[1 mo, Oct 1990 - Nov 1990]
Krisnoswami, ___ (FP)[1 mo, Sep 1990 - Oct 1990]
Legree-Shemwell, JoAn (IM)[8 mos, Oct 1990 - May 1991; Bishop]
McCormick, [18 mos, Feb 1990 - Jun 1991; ]
Roberts, ___(FP)[10 mos, Aug 1990 - Jun 1991; Bishop]
Sadler, Donna (FP)[18 mos, Nov 1990 - Sep 1991; Standard, Bishop]
Vissing, Mick (PA)[June 1990 - May 2019; Standard, Broadway]

Locums

Campbell, Jeff (FP)(locum group)[Sep 1990 - ; Southwest & Greentree offices]
Campbell\\\\\'s locums (partial list):
- Adkins, Tamela; [Campbell group]
- Barnhill, John (\\\\\'91); [Campbell group]
- Berry, Dave (\\\\\'91); [Campbell group]
- Brooks, Marty (\\\\\'93); [Campbell group]
- Byrum, Henry (Nov \\\\\'90); [Campbell group]
- Carnes, Gordon (\\\\\'93); [Campbell group]; working for Caritas at Swest in 2004
- Davis, Mike (Nov \\\\\'91); [Campbell group]
- Dew (\\\\\'90); [Campbell group]
- Hayes-Williams, Sheron (\\\\\'81); [Campbell group]
- Henning, Dale (Dec \\\\\'90)[Campbell group]
- Jones (Feb 1991); [Campbell group]
- Kirkpatrick, Mark; [Campbell group]
- Miller; [Campbell group]
- Riddle; [Campbell group]
- Tao, David (\\\\\'92); [Campbell group]
- Walter, Georgette (\\\\\'92); [Campbell group]
- Weixler; [Campbell group]
- Williams; [Campbell group]
- et al.

1991

Humana

Preston Office opened in June 1991; in May 2002 Preston group operations ceased.
Standard office operations moved to 2650 W. Broadway in Sept. 1991
Wendell Cherry died July 16, 1991

Humana Chairman of Board - David Jones
Humana President & CEO - Carl Pollard
HHP Executive Director - Vicki Hatfield Gregg
Assoc. Director - Kathy Kregor until September, Mike Funk
Med Dir - Robert Rosenberg [1 yr], Jim Nadler [5 yrs, Feb 1991 - Nov 1995]

Adams, Cheryl (Ped)[July 1991 - current; Greentree, Broadway]
Davis, Glen (FP)[rejoined 18 mos, Oct 1991 - May 1993; Middletown, Preston]
Davis, Mike (IM)[14 mos, Nov 1991 - Feb 1993; Middletown]
Duncan, Nancy (PA)[18 mos, Aug 1991 - Jun 1993; Bishop, Broadway]
Eugene, Kenneth (FP)[1 yr, Aug 1991 - Oct 1992; Broadway]
Gleason, Carolyn (IM/Rheum)[18 mos, Aug 1991 - Dec 1992 ; Bishop]
Harring (IM/Ped)[9 mos, Jul 1991- Mar 1992; Southwest]
Harrison, Rita (NP)[c.4 yrs, 1991 - 1995; Bishop, Newburg]
Heine, ___ ( )[Apr 1991; ]
Hicks, Glenn (Radiology)[c.10 yrs, April 1991- c.2001; Newburg]
Krause, Justin (Geriatrics) [3 mos, May 1991 - Aug 1991; Bishop, Hurstbourne]
Legree-Shemwell (IM)[Jun 1991]
Maeser, Elizabeth (Ped)[6 1/2 yrs, Dec 1991 - Mar 1998*; Newburg]
Mehra, ___ [3 mos, Sep 1991 - Nov 1991; Bishop]
Nadler, James (IM/MDir)[5 yrs, Feb 1991 - Nov 1995; admin]
Orendorf, Robert (Phys Therapy)[c.3 yrs, 1991 - c.1994; Bishop]
Remson (IM)[July 1991 - current; Bishop, Newburg, Broadway]
Shaw, Nancy (FP)[1 mo locum, 1991; Broadway]

Dresser, Sarasohn & Wade Pediatric Group [Jun 1991** - current; Preston]
(** not employees of the group; rented space at Preston from Humana)

1992

Humana

Middletown Office opened July 1992, replaced the Hurstborne office
Newburg Office opened Sept 1992, replaced the Bishop Lane office
In the fall of 1992 Humana split its insurance/office management business (Humana Health Plans - David Jones) away from the hospital business (Galen - Carl Pollard > Columbia/HCA - Tom Scott > Norton).

Humana Board Chairman - David Jones
Humana President & CEO - Carl Pollard
Humana Medical Director - Ron Lankford
HHP Executive Director - Vicki Gregg
Associated Director - Mike Funk
Medical Director - Jim Nadler

Bizot, Barry (IM)[1 yr, Jun 1992 - Jul 1993; Middletown]
Blum, Jacob (FP)[18 mos, Sep 1992 - Jan 1994; Southwest]
Collins, Gregory (FP)[18 mos, Jan 1992 - Jul 1993; Bishop, Newburg]
Gallo, Steve (IM/Gastro)[part-time 1 mo, 1992; Bishop]
Krigger, Karen (FP)[locum few wks, 1992; Broadway]
McGowan, Catherine (FP)[locum few wks, 1992; Bishop]
Meers, Donna (NP)[1992; Greentree]
Miller, Kay (IM) [16 mos, Oct 1992 - Jan 1994; Middletown]
Mohiuddin, Masarrat (FP)[1 yr, 1992; Bishop, Newburg]
Newstadt, Robyn (FP)[12 1/2 yrs, May 1992 - Dec 2004; Newburg]
Seldon, Lyne (FP) [4 yrs, Sep 1992 - Sep 1996; Middletown]
Stephen, Seline (FP)[6 yrs, Aug 1992 - May 1998; Preston]

1993

Humana Health Plan

Humana HP Board Chairman & CEO - David Jones
Humana HP President & COO - Wayne Smith
HHP Exec. Director - Vicki Gregg
Assoc. Director - Mike Funk, Dick Mancini; Ted LaBetz in July 1993
Medical Director - Jim Nadler

Alur, Ashok (IM)[3 yrs, Oct 1993 - Dec 1996; Greentree]
Harring, James (IM/Ped)[rejoined 7 mos, May 1993 - Dec 1993; Southwest]
Jannace, Peter (FP)[locum, Sep 1993; Greentree]
Kirk, Christopher (IM)[3 yrs, Jun 1993 - July 1996; Newburg]
Kirkpatrick, Mark (IM/Cardio)[few mos, 1993; Swest]
Krueger, Andrew (IM)[5 yrs, May 1993 - Feb 1998; Swest, Middletown]
Pacheco, Leroy (FP)[6 mos, Sep 1993 - Feb 1994; Middletown]
Rastogi, Punita (IM)[6 yrs, Aug 1993 - Mar 1999; Broadway]
Scott, Thomas (IM)[2 1/2 yrs, Oct 1993 - Jun 1996; Broadway]

1994

Humana Health Plan

Humana HP Board Chairman & CEO - David Jones
Humana HP President & COO - Wayne Smith
HHP Executive Director - Vicki Gregg
Associate Exec. Director - Ted LaBetz until Mar; James Hartert in Mar 1994
Operations Director: Brian Taylor
Medical Director - Jim Nadler

Bizot, Barry (IM)[1 yr, May 1994 - Mar 1995; Middletown, Broadway]
Box (nee McGavic), Louise (FP)[10 yrs, Feb 1994 - Dec 2004; Preston, Newburg]
Bunnell, ___ (FP)[1 yr, Mar 1994 - May 1995; Newburg]
Jannace, Peter (FP)[3 1/2 yrs, Nov 1994 - spring 1998; Greentree]
Krischunis, Susan (FP)[4 1/2 yrs, Apr 1994 - Sep 1998; Preston, Newburg]
Middleton, Robert (IM)[2 yrs, Jun 1994 - Oct 1996; Newburg]
Ray, Michael (IM)[rejoined 3 yrs, Oct 1994 - Aug 1997; Newburg]
Tanamachi, Vince (FP)[10 1/2 yrs, Aug 1994 - Dec 2004; Newburg]
Wheeler, Pat (FP)[4 1/2 yrs, Dec 1994 - May 1999;Greentree, Floyd]
Winhusen, Stephen (FP)[18 mos, Nov 1994 - May 1996; Greentree]

1995

Humana Health Plan

Humana HP Board Chairman & CEO - David Jones
Humana HP President & COO - Wayne Smith
HHP Exec. Director (Kentucky Region): Vicki Gregg until Dec 1995
Assoc. Exec. Director: James Hartert
Medical Director - Jim Nadler until Nov 1995; Paranita Bratton
(43 staff physicians and about four PA/NPs in January.)

Brooks, Bonnie (FP)[few mos, 1995; Greentree]
Bunk, Tori (Nutr)[c.2 yrs, 1995 - Feb 1998]
Davis, Mary Beth (IM)[3 yrs, Jul 1995 - Jul 1998; Middletown]
Davis, Mike (IM)[3 yrs, May 1995 - Jun 1998; Middletown]
Gill, Ravi (IM)[2 yrs, Aug 1995 - Aug 1997; Southwest]
Haines, Edward (FP)[2 yrs, Mar 1995 - Jun 1997; Newburg]
Hanka, Marvin (FP)[Jan 1995 - Aug 1998; Greentree]
Jadav, Pragna (FP)[2 yrs, Oct 1995 - Aug 1997]
Jonsson, Sven (FP)[ Apr 1995 - Dec 2000; Middletown]
Khatchadourian, Joseph (FP)[3 mos, Oct 1995 - Feb 1996; ]
Milteer, Warren (IM)[15 mos, Oct 1995 - Feb 1997; Southwest]
Thornhill-Scott, Fanenette (Ped)[1 mo, Dec 1995; Newburg, Broadway]
Vanderbur, ___ (Nutr)[1995; Newburg]

1996

Humana Health Plan

Humana expansion plan into Washington, D.C. and other points in east floundered, and stock price declined from about 28 to 16 in first quarter.

Humana Board Chr. & CEO - David Jones
Humana COO - Wayne Smith left company; Greg Wolf named COO in July 1996
Assoc. Exec Director - James Hartert, Matt Emons, Scott Latimer
Medical Director - Scott Latimer
Medical Director (Wholly Owned Centers) - Paranita Bratton

Baker, Lisa (Ped)[18 mos, Jun 1996 - Dec 1997; Middletown]
Calhoun, Ken (FP)[2 1/2 yrs, Oct 1996 - Feb 1999; Southwest]
Edwards, Traci (FP/MDir)[7 1/2 yrs, July 1996 - Dec 2004; Swest]
Gill, Vijay (FP)[few mos Mar 1996; Greentree]
Gorr, Haeshik (IM)[19 mos, Sep 1996 - Apr 1998; Newburg]
Kimball, ___(IM)[locum few mos, Jun 1996; Broadway]
Kirkpatrick, Mark (IM/Cardiol)[1 yr, Apr 1996 - Jun 1997; Greentree]
Moises, ___ (FP)[locum few mos, Apr 1996]
Nair, Sarita (IM)[10 mos, Aug 1996 - 1997; Greentree]
Nair, Suresh (IM)[10 mos, Aug 1996 - Apr 1997; Newburg]
Nigam, Kamal (IM)[9 mos, Nov 1996 - July 1997; Broadway]
Nigam, Kusum (IM)[9 mos, Nov 1996 - July 1997; Greentree]
Pelmore, ___ (FP)[locum few mos, May 1996]
Reid (nee Little), Jeri (FP)[5 1/2 yrs, Sep 1996 - Mar 2002; Jtown, Middletown]
Thornton, Lisha (IM)[20 mos, Jul 1996 - Feb 1998; Broadway]
Toler, Anette (IM)[locum few mos, May 1996; Broadway]
Wathen, Ron (IM)[3 yrs, Jun 1996 - Mar 1999; Greentree]
Zimmerman, Mike (FP)[1 yr, Apr 1996 - May 1997; Greentree]

1997

Humana Health Plan

Floyd Co Indiana Office opened Jan 27, 1997; closed Dec 2000.
New Humana Logo rolled out in March 1997 followed by announcement in late May that it was considering a sale to United HealthCorp of Minneapolis. The merger failed.
Humana began implementation of hospitalists (Hospital Inpatient Management System - HIMS) in 1997.

Humana Board Chr & CEO - David Jones (1st retirement as President, Dec 1997)
Humana President & Chief Operating Officer - Greg Wolf [became CEO Jan 1, 1998]
Humana HP execs (other) - Tim Moore, Jerry Reeves, Robert Horrar, Karen Coughlin (left in Oct \\\\\'98), Craig Drablos.
Humana HP Medical Director (Ky region) - Scott Latimer
Medical Director - Paranita Bratton until July; Henry Luban in July 1997 (from Lexington)
(There were 47 staff physicians and one PA in January 1997)

Atkins, Paul (FP)[2 yrs, Jan 1997 - c.2000; Floyd]
Lagerstrom, Rex (IM/MDir)[3 yrs, May 1997 - Mar 2000; Newburg]

Hospitalists: HIMS > HIMA group [Jul 1997]:

Nasratty, Cardinali, Ray, Nair, Cagata, Hansen, Ahmed, Dahan, Ljubic, et al.
(Physicians in these groups were not part of the office practice group but had separate contracts with Humana and later other insurance carriers; other hospitalist groups formed later including IPS, LIPPS, and Caritas)

1998

Humana Health Plan > Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Humana Health Plan stopped managing office practices Aug 1, 1998
Name changed to Cypress Medical Associates, PSC
(managed by APCP/Telesis > Vectis > PWLink through Dec 31, 2001)

Humana Chairman of Board - David Jones
Humana President & CEO - Greg Wolf [resigned Aug 1998]; David Jones again served as President and CEO until Feb 2000 when Mike McAllister took the reigns. Jack Lord also joined as VP in 2000 and began strong internet push.)
(Humana\\\\\'s attempted merger with United had failed in 1997, and there was a 46% drop in revenue in 2nd quarter of 1998. Stock price fell from a high of $31.69 in June to $11 in August; stock reached it\\\\\'s nadir of $4.75 in June 2000 but rebounded to $12 in Oct 2002 and about $22 at end of 2003.)

APCP/Telesis staff - Rick Zoll, Joe Lynaugh, Greg Ciliberti, Tom Samuels, et al.
Operations Manager - Brian Taylor
Medical Director - HenryLuban; Rex Lagerstrom in April 1998

Byrum, Henry (IM)[rejoined 4 yrs, Jul 1998 - Jul 2002; Middletown, Broadway]
Chary, Ravi (IM)[3 1/2 yrs, Nov 1998 - May 2002; Preston]
Fakunle, Omalare (IM/Endo)[3 1/2 yrs, Oct 1998 - Mar 2002; Preston, Newburg]
Fields, Lori (NP)[c.1 yr, Jul 1998 - c.1999; Greentree, Newburg]
Foley, Stuart (Ped)[3 yrs, Sep 1998 - Sep 2001; Swest]
Hanka, Marvin (FP)[rejoined 3 mos, May 1998 - July 1998; Greentree]
Hanna, George (FP-UC)[Dec 1998 - 2002; Newburg]
Kinnaird, Mary Lynn (NP)[c.1 yr, Jul 1998 - c.1999; Swest]
Luban, Henry (IM/MDir)[16 mos, Jun 1998 - Oct 1999; Newburg, Broadway]
Nash, Whitney (NP)[2 yrs, Oct 1998 - 2000; Greentree]

1999

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

APCP/Telesis staff - Rick Zoll, Joe Lynaugh, Greg Ciliberti, Tom Samuels, et al.
Operations Manager(s) - Brian Taylor, Betty Abbott, Pam Zipperer-Davis, Paula Bartley
Medical Director - Rex Lagerstrom until May, Traci Edwards

Elder, Donald (FP)[3 yrs, Apr 1999 - Mar 2002; Greentree]
Inbaraj, Charles (IM)[5 yrs, July 1999 - July 2004; Greentree, Middletown]
Jarboe, Edith (FP)[2 1/2 yrs, May 1999 - Jan 2002; Greentree, Swest]
Joshi, Cyrus (IM)[5 yrs, July 1999 - July 2004; Greentree]
Murr, Mark (NP)[1999; Newburg]

2000

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Cypress was managed by APCP & Telesis > Vectis, which changed name to Physicians Weblink in March; Encounter Link rolled out in April to Sw, Gt, Mtn - discontinued Feb 2001
Floyd IN Office closed Dec 2000
Telesis > Vectis > PWLink execs - Rick Zoll & Joe Lynaugh; Brad Burkett & Peter Kase
Operations Manager - Paula Bartley
President of the PSC - Traci Edwards

Crenshaw, Mary Lynn (NP)[2 yrs, 2000 - Dec 2001; Swest, Broadway]
O\\\\\'Daniel, Lisa (NP)[15 mos, Oct 2000 - Feb 2002; Southwest]

2001

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Cypress was managed by Physician Weblink/APCP until Dec 31, 2001

PWLink execs - Peter Kase; Breaux Castleman, et al.
Operations Manager - Paula Bartley until June, Spencer Boyer after June
President of the PSC - Traci Edwards

Begay, Ray (FP)[8 mos, 2001 - Feb 2002; Ucare Newburg]
Watters, Karyn (FP)[3 1/2 yrs, Jan 2001 - July 2004; Middletown]

2002

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Cypress Med Assoc. closed its Urgent Care practice at Newburg in March.
Cypress Med Assoc. closed its operations in Preston Office May 2002; Humana continued to rent the Preston office space to Dr. Dresser (Peds) and Dr. Chary (private IM practice).
Operations Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, Wilkerson, et al)
President of the PSC - Traci Edwards

Samples, Lydia (FP)[2 1/2 yrs, July 2002 - Dec 2004; Southwest]

2003

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Operations Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, Wilkerson, et al)
President of the PSC - Traci Edwards

As it ended 2003 Cypress Medical Associates consisted of fifteen physicians, a physician assistant and about eighty support staff who provided medical services in five offices:

Newburg: Box, Miller, Newstadt, Remson, Tanamachi, Witherington
Middletown: Inbaraj, Metz-Dunn, Minter-Sauer, Watters
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing
Southwest: Edwards, Samples
Greentree: Adams, Joshi

(For the first year of its nearly 30 yr. history no new providers were hired and none left.)

2004

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Operations Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Traci Edwards

As it entered its 30th anniversary year in 2004 Cypress Medical Associates consisted of fifteen physicians, a physician assistant and about eighty support staff who provided medical services in five offices:

Newburg: Box, Miller, Newstadt, Remson, Tanamachi, Witherington
Middletown: Inbaraj, Metz-Dunn, Minter-Sauer, Watters
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing
Southwest: Edwards, Samples
Greentree: Adams, Joshi

Bratton, Paranita (FP)[May 2004 - June 2007; Broadway]

In April Dr. Adams moved to Broadway full-time and transferred her Pediatic practice at Greentree to Broadway.

In May Dr. Bratton rejoined the Broadway group and closed her previous private practice at 31st and Broadway.

In June Dr. Miller left Newburg and moved to Columbus, OH.

By the end of July Drs. Joshi, Inbaraj, Metz-Dunn, Minter-Sauer and Watters left the practice resulting in the closure of the Greentree and Middletown offices. Dr. Joshi opened his own solo practice in IN and Drs. Inbaraj, Metz-Dunn, Minter-Sauer and Watters left to join a CMA group.

Effective December 31, 2004, Drs. Box, Newstadt, Tanamachi and Witherington vacated the Newburg office and joined CMA while Drs. Edwards and Samples joined Caritas which took over operation of the Southwest office.

2005

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

After a tumultous 2004 Cypress Medical Associates entered 2005 with four physicians, a physician assistant and about fourteen support staff who provided medical services in two offices:

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Bratton, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2006

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2006 with four physicians, a physician assistant and about fourteen support staff who provided medical services in the two offices listed below. Elisa Gentry, a nurse practitioner, joined Dr. Remson at the Newburg office. In July, 2005, the group learned that Humana sold the 2650 Broadway building to Seven Counties who planned to occupy the entire facility at the end of Cypress lease Dec 31, 2006. By August 2006 the group had selected the 2500 Building as its next location and began the process of modifying the old Quiznos space. In early December 2006 the group learned that Seven Counties required Cypress to clear out the basement as well. The basement contained about 12,000 boxes of charts from many of the previous centers as well as Bluegrass in Lexington. Through heroic efforts all these boxes were moved, mostly to the second floor and basement of the new 2500 Building. At the beginning of 2006, Dr. Remson moved to offices on the first floor of Newburg. Humana sold the Newburg to the Watterson Group in 2006.

Newburg: Remson, Gentry
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Bratton, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

Gentry, Elisa (NP)[April 2006 - Oct 2008; Newburg]

2007

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Pederson, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2007 with four physicians, two mid level providers and about fourteen support staff who provided medical services in two offices. For the first three months of 2007, the Broadway Cypress group worked in temporary quarters in the Lyles Mall. On March 26, the group began seeing patients on the first floor of the 2500 Building. Dr. Bratton left the practice in early June to work at Park Duvalle.

Newburg: Remson, Gentry (NP)
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Bratton (until June), Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2008

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2008 with three physicians, two mid level providers and about fourteen support staff who provide medical services in two offices. Elisa Gentry left joined another practice in Nov 2008.

Newburg: Remson, Gentry (NP)
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2009

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2009 with three physicians, one mid level provider and about fourteen support staff who provided medical services in two offices. During the year, some of the group began using e-prescribe for non controlled drugs via the Care360 portal. The group was saddened by the death (Oct 12) of Dr. James Horton, a former physician who worked for two years at the Standard office in the early 1980\\\\\'s.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson (Saturday), Vissing (PA-C)

2010

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Healthcare Consultants (Samuels, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2010 with three physicians, one mid level provider and about twelve support staff who provide medical services in two offices.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson (Saturday), Vissing (PA-C)

2011

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Billing and Financial Manager - Sterling Healthcare Consultants (Samuels, et al)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2011 with three physicians, one mid level provider and about twelve support staff who provide medical services in two offices.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson (Saturday), Vissing (PA-C)

2012

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2012 with three physicians, one mid level provider and about fourteen support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2013

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2013 with three physicians, one mid level provider and about fourteen support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2014

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2014 with three physicians, one mid level provider and twelve support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices.
The owners of the Broadway office building began charging rent for second floor storage space, and many hours and thousands of dollars were spent purging old records (from the Middletown, Greentree, Preston, and Newburg offices) that had been moved some seven years ago from the basement of the old 2650 building.
The group was saddened by the deaths of Drs. Walker and Sharp during the year.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2015

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2015 with three physicians, one mid level provider and twelve support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2016

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2016 with three physicians, one mid level provider and twelve support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices. At the end of 2016 Cypress build out loan was paid off and rather than exercise another five year lease from BMW, the office signed a one year lease with options for four more one year leases. Cypress ended the year using only about 90 sq ft of the second floor "rentable" space. The offices continue to use Care360 as its hybrid EMR and maintain their association with the QIP ACO. AT the end of the year Dr. Arnett resigned from RBA and gave his 6% share of BMW to Drs. Remson & Adams who continued to own 18% of the 2500 Building.

Newburg: Remson, and a part time NP at end of year
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2017

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - MetroMedical Solutions (January Taylor)sold to Dean Dorton in June 2017
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2017 with three physicians, one and a half mid level providers and twelve support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices. The Broadway office signed a one year lease of the space from BMW with two additional one year lease options. The offices continued to use Care360 as the hybrid EMR and maintain an association with the QIP ACO. In the fall of 2016 Passport switched its reimbursement from capitatated to fee-for-service; this resulted in a $100,000 shortfall in revenue made up by physicians loans to the practice.

Newburg: Remson, part time NP
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C), Debra Smith (NP) part-time

2018

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - January Taylor working for Dean Dorton
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2018 with three physicians, one mid level provider, and nine support staff who provide medical services in the same two offices. The Broadway office agreed to another one year lease of the space from BMW with an additional one year lease option next year. Dr. Remsons office moved to new quarters at Newburg in October and Bellarmine purchased the building. The offices contnued to use Care360 as the hybrid EMR and PBSI. The group maintained an association with the QIP ACO. During the year the group struggled financially facing aprox. 80% overhead and the resulting need for the three physicians to go without pay for several pay periods (Remson - 9, Adams and Arnett - 26 each). By year end all providers were working at reduced pay but were able to keep the practices going.

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams, Arnett, Remson, Vissing (PA-C)

2019

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Samuels, Thompson, et al)
Billing service - January Taylor working for Dean Dorton
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2019 with three physicians, one mid level provider, and eight support staff who provided medical services in the same two offices. The Broadway office agreed to another one year lease of the 2500 Building space from BMW which ran until Feb 1, 2020. Dr. Remson continued to practice at the Newburg office renting from Bellarmine, the new owner of the building. The offices contnued to use Care360 as the hybrid EMR and PBSI for billing. The group maintained an association with the QIP ACO.

At the end of 2018 some 700 boxes of old charts (from the old offices of Greentree, Middletown, Southwest, et al that had been stored in the basement of the 2650 building and then moved to the basement of the 2500 building) were moved to ground level and haulded off by Shred-It on Jan 2, 2019. An additional 400 boxes (mostly of old Newburg pediatrics) were shredded in Feb, and 230 boxes of old Broadway adult charts were carried off in March. The only remaining medical records at the 2500 Building were 170 old Broadway adult chart boxes and 120 old pediatric chart boxes plus about 10,000 "active" charts in the office. The charts not sent to Norton were shredded in Nov 2019 & Jan 2020.

In May Mick Vissing left the Cypress Broadway office and joined the St. Matthews Norton office working with Dr. Punita Rastogi Halder. Norton opened a primary care office in December at 17th & Broadway as part of the newly built West End YMCA; Mick initially planned to work at the new Norton office but chose later to stay at St. Matthews. Dr. Adams retired from her Pediatric practice in the summer. Dr. Arnett continued to practice at the Broadway office but most of the support staff found jobs elsewhere. Norton agreed to take the Pediatric and adult charts to their Iron Mountain storage facility..

Newburg: Remson
Broadway: Adams [retired summer 2019], Arnett, Remson (stopped coming to Broadway in Dec 2019), Vissing (PA-C)[June 1990 - May 2019]

2020

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Financial Manager - Sterling Medical Consultants (Thompson, et al)
Billing service - Christine Atzinger working for Dean Dorton
President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress Medical Associates began 2020 with two physicians and three support staff who provided medical services in the same two offices at the start of the year. Dr. Arnett decided to leave Cypress and begin practice on a part time basis at the new Norton office at 17th and Broadway beginning in April 2020. His 800 or so active charts were tranfered to the Norton Iron Mountain storage facility. Laura who had joined the practice as an MA at the same time as Dr. Arnett in August 1978 agreed to stay on until the end of March and then retired. Anna began a new job Jan 6, and Ron left just before Christmas. Debbi went to work with Mick Vissing in the summer or 2019, Brigette joined Nortons at the new office on Broadway (and worked with Dr. Arnett for the remaineder of 2020), and Sheena joined the Norton Pediatric office on Broadway.

At the end of December, Dr. Arnett had an e-mail from Dr. Carl Wolf who was at Standard Ave when Arnett joined the practice over 41 years ago, and they enjoyed reminiscing.

Dr. Duncan began at the new Norton office in December 2019, Drs. Giles and Crecelius began working there in January 2020, and Krista Garza, ANP, began in May 2020. Dr. Arnett began seeing patients just one day a week beginning in September and announced to many of his patients that he\\\\\'d be retiring at the end of the year.

In March the Covid-19 pandemic forced most offices to go to virtual operations. Dr. Remson did this for several months working from home, and then decided to give up the Newburg office and Cypress, and on July 1 he began working for Baptist Healthcare Group on Hikes Lane.

Newburg: Remson until July 1, 2020 when he joined a Baptist Healthcare Group on Hikes Lane. He folded his practice into the new office and stopped seeing patients at Newburg.
Broadway: Arnett until April 1, 2020 when the office closed.

2021

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress closed offices at Broadway in April 2020 and at Newburg in July 2020. The electric power was finally turned of at Broadway in Nov 2020. As of Feb 2021 the 2500 building remains empty except for Volunteers of America and a chiropracter office. Dr. Arnett worked for Norton part time until the end of August 2021 when he retired after practicing medicine in Louisville for 43 yrs. He graduated from UK Med School in May 1971, 50 years ago. Dr. Remson continues to work full time at the Hikes Lane Baptist Medical Group. Norton did not take the sixty boxes of records of those who had died, and Dr. Arnett is paying for these to be kept in a storage locker and each year for the next seven will gradually send the appropriate records to be shredded. Likewise old pediatic immunizaton records are being kept in storage per state requirement. On October 19, 2021, Cypress Medical Associates was administratively dissolved.

2022

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

President of the PSC - Anthony Remson

Cypress closed offices at Broadway in April 2020 and at Newburg in July 2020. Dr. Arnett worked for Norton part time until the end of August 2021 when he retired, Dr. Remson continues to work for the Baptist Medical Group. The KY Secretary of State administratively dissolved Cypress Med Assoc on Oct 19, 2021.

Dr. Arnett continues to pay for the storage of old death charts (several more years to go) and immunization records.

As of Jan 1, 2022 there is still no replacement tennant in the old Cypress space at the 2500 Building which was built for the Universal Car Company in 2023.

Mick Vissing continues to practice with Dr. Halder at the St. Matthews Norton Medical office. Dr. Adams remains in retirement.

2023

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Cypress Medical Associates officially went out of business Oct 19, 2021.

Dr. Arnett moved old death charts (several more years to go) and immunization records to a secure location at his home in spring of 2022. Inventories of old record charts which were sent to Nortons are used periodically to respond to requests for old records. Dr. Arnett visited the Norton office at 1720 W. Broadway monthly with donuts and remained in contact with some of the old staff. In 2023 he happened to meet several of his old patients (Scheid, Madison, Heinz, Seiffertt, Tucker, et al).

The old Cypress space at the 2500 Building was taken over in 2022 by Amped (ampedlouisville.org) and the rest of the 2500 building by JCPS. The former space was gutted and eventually is to be a performance area, but remains unfinished as of Jan 1, 2023. Dr. Arnett sent photos of the old Universal Car Show Room to the contractor responsible for developing the empty space. 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the contruction of the 2500 Building.

Dr. Remson contines to practice with the Baptist Group on Hikes Lane; Drs. Arnett and Adams remain in retirement; and Mick Vissing continues to practice with Dr. Halder at the St. Matthews Norton Medical office.

2024

Cypress Medical Associates, PSC

Cypress Medical Associates officially went out of business Oct 19, 2021, and closed the Broadway office at the end of March 2020.

Dr. Arnett continues to store old death charts and immunization records. Inventories of old record charts which were sent to Nortons are used periodically to respond to requests for old records.

The old Cypress space at the 2500 Building was taken over in 2022 by Amped (ampedlouisville.org) and the rest of the 2500 building by JCPS. The former space was gutted and remains unfinished as of Jan 1, 2024. Dr. Arnett sent photos of the old Universal Car Show Room to the contractor responsible for developing the empty space. 2023 was the 100th anniversary of the construction of the 2500 Building. The year passed without any ceremony.

Dr. Remson continues to practice with the Baptist Group on Hikes Lane; Drs. Arnett and Adams remain in retirement; and Mick Vissing continues to practice with Dr. Halder at the St. Matthews Norton Medical office.

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Notes:

Providers - listed according to aprox date service began [length of service - aprox date of departure; main office]. IM - Internal Medicine, FP - Family Practice, Ped - Peds, Surg - Surgery, OG - ObGyn, PA - Physician Assistant, NP - Nurse Practitioner, MDir - Medical Director, et. al.

* The Pediatric group: Burton, Wampler, Cowley and Maeser formed a separate practice called All Children Pediatrics which rented from Humana its former space at the Middletown office for several years before moving to its current location on Blankenbaker Rd.

** When Cypress Medical Associates ceased its operations at the Preston Office, Dressers group continued to rent space from Human for its practice (separate from Cypress). Dr. Chary continued a private adult practice (separate from Cypress) at the Preston office as well.

I have prepared this summary from various memos and records saved over the years. I have not consulted administrative personnel records, and this does not constitute an official record of service or history. If you wish to make corrections or addition to this record contact me at arnettj1@gmail.com. These notes are compiled with appreciation for all (providers, staff and administration) who have labored in this organization during these past forty-five years and as a service to those who enjoy remembering days gone by whether fondly or otherwise. -- J.W.Arnett, M.D.

The following providers have died:

Mary Ann Baldwin, Melissa Barrett, Robert Cox, William G. Davis, Jr., Jim Douglas, Peter Jannace, Noel Harris, James K. Horton, L.J. Klein, Martin Pellman, Pat Pendleton, Rodney Peterson, Jim Sharp, Frank Walker, David Waterfill, Renita Price, and others of whom I am unaware who have by now also passed on.

Alphabetical list of names of providers 1974-2014

Revised: January 1, 2024. I continue to keep up this website for the sake of history -- jwa.