INDIANAPOLIS
– Beth A. Keultjes has been named vice president and chief operating officer of
Home Health and Hospice for Franciscan VNS.
Keultjes
brings with her many years of experience in the health care field as well as an
earnest interest in developing cost-effective home health care programs that
are in line with the new Accountable Care Organization efficiencies.
She
replaces John Pipas, who will retire as president of Franciscan VNS, which partnered
with Franciscan St.
Francis Health
in 2011.
For the past three years, Keultjes has worked
at Cassopolis Family Clinic, where she has overseen the development of a new
facility, led a major capital campaign, and managed the organization’s efforts
to become a patient centered medical home. Keultjes has spent more than
20 years leading home health and hospice organizations.
Notably, when Keultjes worked for Saint
Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend, the organization acquired a
Visiting Nurse Association and was responsible for combining the two programs
into a very successful integrated home care operation.
Keultjes received her undergraduate degree in
business administration from Indiana University and her master’s degree in administration
from the University of Notre Dame.
She is a member of the American College of
Health Care Executives and past president of the Northern Indiana Alzheimer’s
Association.
Visiting
Nurse Service at St. Francis was incorporated in 1913 and is a non-profit
United Way agency. VNS at St. Francis is
committed to providing quality, cost-effective, healthcare and family programs
in the community.
