Solutionhealth is a 501 c-3 non-profit, governed by a volunteer board of trustees with support of leadership team that draws on knowledge and expertise of provider organizations. Founding members of SolutionHealth include Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health.
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Board of Trustees
Dianne Mercier
Chair, Board of Trustees
People’s United Bank
President, NH
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Elliot Health System, Manchester Immediate Past Board Chair
- Rivier University, Nashua, NH Board Chair
- NH Center for Public Policy Studies Vice Chair
- RiverWoods at Exeter Trustee/Treasurer
- The New England Council Board Member
Dianne lives in Manchester, NH, with her husband, John, and they have two grown children and two granddaughters.
Praveen K. (PK) Suchdev, MD
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Pain Solutions
President & CEO
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Board member and past Chairperson of the Board Southern New Hampshire Health.
- Past member New Hampshire Taskforce of Prescription Drug Abuse.
- Past member of Nashua New Hampshire, Downtown Improvement Committee.
- Board member and past President of New Hampshire Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
- Past board member of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
- Past member of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Contract Advisory Committee.
- United States Air Force, Major (separated).
Dr. Suchdev lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two children. He enjoys practicing and teaching health and wellness strategies, travel and skiing.
Howard Brodsky
CCA Global Partners
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- SolutionHealth, Board Member
- Cooperatives for a Better World, Founder and Chairman
- Floor Covering Industry Foundation, Chairman
- New Hampshire Better Business Bureau, Chairman
- Southern New Hampshire University, Board Member
- National Cooperative Business Association, Board Member
- NHPBS, Board Member
- MFF, Morgan Franklin Fellowship, Board Member
- ICDE, Institute for Cooperative Digital Economy, Board Member
- Palace Theatre, Emeritus
- Former NH Institute of Art, Board Member
Howard lives in Manchester, NH, with his wife Joan, and has 2 grown sons. In his “spare” time, Brodsky serves his community as a justice of the peace, performing wedding ceremonies. To date, he has a perfect record in this arena; the more than two dozen marriages he has performed all remain intact.
John Hession, CPA
Hession & Pare, P.C.
Partner
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Elliot Health System, Manchester Board Member
- VNA Manchester & So. NH Board Member
- Bedford Land Trust Board Member
- Boston College Club of NH Board Member
- Cape Cod Senior Softball League Board Member
John lives in Bedford with his wife Ann, and they have two grown children and also two grandchildren.
Lawrence M. Hoepp, MD, FACS
Elliot Health System
General and Vascular Surgeon
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Elliot Medical Staff Immediate Past President
- Department of Surgery Former Chair
- Elliot Board of Directors Member
Larry has been a New Hampshire resident with his wife Patricia for 40 years and has 6 children and 6 grandchildren across the country from Montana to Maine.
The Honorable Clifford R. Kinghorn
Senior Status Circuit Court Judge
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Six year member of Board of SNHHS, SNHMC and FMP
- Former board memberships include: Hunt Home, Home Health And Hospice, and the Boys and Girls Club of Nashua
- Served on the New Hampshire State Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and as Co-chair of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
- Served as City Corporation Counsel for the City of Nashua
- Served in the United States Marines during Vietnam War; Was awarded the Purple Heart
Judge Kinghorn lives in Amherst with his wife, Laurie. They have two grandchildren who live in Colorado. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, sailing, golf, tennis and time with his grandsons.
Stephen Loosigian, DO
Elliot Health System
Hospitalist
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Medical Staff President
- Elliot Board of Directors Member
Stephen and his wife Kelly live in Concord. They have 3 children Avery, Daniel and Roffee, ranging in ages from 19 to 13.
Martha E. O’Neill, Esq.
Clancy & O’Neill, PA
Attorney
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Member of Rivier University Board of Trustees
- President of Mary A. Sweeney Home Board of Trustees
- Clerk of Nutt Hospital Fund Board of Trustees
- Chairperson of Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund
- Member of Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua Foundation Board of Trustees
- Member of NH Charitable Foundation – Nashua Region Board
- Vice President of Wellesley College Class of 1979
- Former board memberships include: Currier Museum Advisory Council, Girls Incorporated, Pennichuck Corporation and Nashua Senior Center
Martha lives in Merrimack, NH and in her spare time enjoys swimming, running and playing the piano.
James Steiner
Oracle
Vice President of Product Management, Server Technologies Division
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Derryfield School, Manchester, New Hampshire – Board of Trustees (2015-Present)
- Southern NH Health System and Foundation Medical Partners – Board of Trustees (2006 – 2018)
- Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce – Board of Directors (2000-2006)
- China Adoptions with Love, Brookline, Massachusetts – Board of Directors (2005-2007)
Jim lives in Hollis, NH with his wife, Audrey Augun. He has two daughters attending college. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, diving, cooking, reading and traveling.
Timothy C. Sullivan, Esq.
Hitchiner Manufacturing
Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Services
Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Board of Directors, Maine Counsel of Self-Insurers (1992 – 1995)
- State of New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (1996- 1999 )
- Board of Directors, Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce (2004 – 2008)
- President, Investment Casting Institute – (January 2019 to present, Vice President 2017 – 2018)
- Board of Trustees, Aircraft Builders Council (February 2019 – present)
- SNHHS Board of Trustees Member
Tim lives with his wife, Kathie in Southern New Hampshire. They have two grown children, and two grandchildren. In his spare time, Tim enjoys swimming, fishing, gardening and boating.
Executive Leadership
Sherry Hausmann
President and CEO
Sherry joined SolutionHealth as the system’s first CEO in July, 2018. Prior to leading SolutionHealth, she had served as Regional Hospital Vice President for Via Christi Health, the largest integrated health delivery system in Kansas, and a member of Ascension Health. Prior to Via Christi, Sherry served in a series of leadership and executive roles at SSM Healthcare over more than 12 years.
Kelly Corbi
Chief Operating Officer
Kelly joined SolutionHealth from LifeBridge, where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Integration Officer. LifeBridge is a Maryland-based regional health care system comprised of four hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, urgent care centers, and other services that comprise a continuum of health care. Kelly previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for Northwest Hospital, part of LifeBridge.
Stephen Norton
Chief Strategy Officer
Steve most recently served as the Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning at the Elliot Health System, a member of SolutionHealth. He is the former Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, a private non-profit and non-partisan think tank engaged in health, education, and other state policy, whose mission was to enhance and enrich conversations on issues of critical importance to New Hampshire’s future. In addition to his many speaking engagements and research projects, Steve has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire. Prior to joining the Center in 2005, he worked for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, most recently as the State’s Medicaid director. Between 1990 and 1998, he worked as a Research Associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC where he conducted health services research.
Greg Baxter, MD
Chief Clinical Officer
President, Elliot Health System
Dr. Baxter, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, was named President of Elliot Health System after serving for 10 years as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Baxter has been with Elliot Health System since 2003 when he joined and led the emergency physician provider group, growing it to 17 physicians and 10 advanced care providers by 2008. At that time, he was named Vice President of Medical Affairs serving as a liaison to the medical staff, Elliot Board of Directors, and management. In 2009, Dr. Baxter was appointed Chief Medical Officer and has served in this leadership role for nine years. In 2020, he took on the role of Chief Clinical Officer.
Colin McHugh
Senior Vice President, Value Innovation and Population Health
Executive Director, SolutionHealth Accountable Care Organization
Interim President, Southern NH Health
Colin joined the SolutionHealth Team in 2019 with over 25 years of health care experience to lead the organization’s value-based and accountable care strategy. In April of 2020, he was named Interim President of Southern NH Health. Prior to joining SolutionHealth, Colin served as Senior Vice President of Network Development and Contracting for MaineHealth and as Executive Director of the Maine Heart Center, a financially and clinically integrated cardiovascular care network. In those roles he successfully developed and led an enterprise-wide strategic contracting function across eight local health systems, including Maine’s most comprehensive behavioral health network. Colin has also served in executive roles with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, leading fee-for-service and value-based contracting activities.
William Lewkowski
Chief Information Officer
Prior to joining SolutionHealth in January 2019, Bill was a member of the leadership team of Metro Health, part of University of Michigan Health, a multi-hospital health system where he served most recently as Chief Strategy Officer, a role preceded by 21 years as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Bill is leading SolutionHealth’s roll-out of an integrated EMR, Epic – the gold standard in the health care industry.
John Friberg, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel
John joined Elliot Health System in 2007 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. During his tenure at Elliot, John held a number of leadership positions in addition to his role as General Counsel, including Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Elliot Health System, he was a partner in the national law firm of Nixon Peabody and an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Joe Felkner, MHA
Chief Financial Officer
Joe joined SolutionHealth in May of 2020 an interim financial advisor. In September of 2020 he was named Chief Financial Officer. Joe is an accomplished leader with 35 years in the health care industry. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Health First, an integrated delivery network based in Rockledge, Florida. In the past, he has also practiced as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Ohio. He earned both his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and his Master of Health Administration from The Ohio State University.
System Leadership
Scott Cote
Vice President, Facilities and Operations
Sidi Cuko
Vice President, Supply Chain and Ancillary Services
Christi Green, RN, MS, PHR
Chief Human Resources Officer
Joe Kulle
Chief Information Officer, Applications, Training and PMO
Beverly Primeau
Vice President, Surgical Services
Andrew Watt, MD
Chief Information Officer, Informatics