About NextCare

NextCare Holdings Inc.

NextCare Holdings Inc. is one of the nation’s largest providers of urgent care and occupational medical services. With 170+ clinics in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming, we offer exceptional, affordable care to patients across the country. NextCare Holdings Inc. is comprised of 1 primary care and 3 different urgent care brands. We are always looking to expand our family of brands. For more information on NextCare Holdings, download our fact sheet.

Our Vision

To be the leader in high access healthcare.

Mission

To act with sincerity, respect and compassion and provide prompt, affordable, quality healthcare every day of the year.

Values

At NextCare, we constantly strive to provide you with the highest degree of caring, growth, integrity, results & teamwork. These essential core values form the foundation of our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners and one another. Extraordinarily high-performance standards serve as critical guides for making important clinical and business decisions. The expression of these standards is evident in our behavior, our attitude, and our approach to our daily work. The product of our strict adherence to core values is the ability to harness tremendous organizational energy to achieve our goal of upholding the highest standard for quality and service within the urgent care industry. This unique combination of values, performance standards and commitment serves as the key to our success.

Our Executive Team

Jeffrey R. Gerlach

Chief Growth Officer

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Jeff Gerlach joined NextCare Holdings in September 2013 as Senior Vice President of Business Development and currently serves as Chief Growth Officer. Mr. Gerlach has over 25 years’ experience in the healthcare services and the medical device industry, with extensive experience in Business Development, Health System Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Sales, Marketing, and Strategy. Most recently, Mr. Gerlach spent four years as Vice President of Business Development and Acquisitions for Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance Healthcare Services. Previously, Mr. Gerlach held numerous leadership positions with several other healthcare companies including US Oncology, Stryker Corporation, and Steris Corporation. Mr. Gerlach makes his home in Phoenix and is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he earned his Bachelor degree in Economics and Marketing.

Hector G. Barragan

Chief Operating Officer

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Mr. Barragan joined NextCare in February 2009 as a clinic manager in the Phoenix metroplex. He was quickly promoted to area operations manager overseeing Colorado and Ohio – a joint venture with a large hospital system. Mr. Barragan was again promoted in August 2011 overseeing AZ, CO, NM, WY, and OH. Since 2011 Mr. Barragan has been instrumental in growing earnings by over 200%. Prior to NextCare, Mr. Barragan held progressive leadership positions over a 10 year period in healthcare, insurance and transportation.

15 years of management experience in healthcare, transportation and insurance services
Extensive knowledge in the organization, planning and execution of NextCare’s operational discipline
Prior experience with Fresenius and First American Title

Heather Perry

Chief Financial Officer

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Heather Perry joined NextCare in 2004. She has over two decades of healthcare experience and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. Perry leads the finance and revenue cycle teams while actively involved in business development and other strategic planning initiatives. In her time here at NextCare, her roles have included revenue cycle, marketing, finance, and systems analytics. Heather’s broad spectrum of experience and contributions have been integral in the growth path of NextCare. Mrs. Perry has her MBA from Arizona State University and served on the board for the AZ Health Facilities Authority.

Steven Nussbaum

Vice President of Medical Operations

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Steven Nussbaum, DO came to NextCare in 2014 with over 25 years of clinical experience in ER and Urgent Care Medicine. Dr. Nussbaum graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1983. He served as ER Medical Director at Mercy Hospital in Willard, Ohio and Samaritan Regional Healthcare System in Ashland, Ohio before moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2000. He then took the role of ER Medical Director at Integris Hospital in Pryor, Oklahoma. Dr. Nussbaum and his physician partner founded ERgent Care in Tulsa in 2005. They built a prominent urgent care practice with a strong reputation in the community for providing cutting-edge quality medical care in a cost-effective and efficient manner. When NextCare purchased this successful practice in 2014, Dr. Nussbaum was named Area Medical director for 25 clinics in Oklahoma. In 2018, he was promoted to Regional Medical Director with oversight of the NextCare market in Virginia, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma. In 2019 Dr. Nussbaum was promoted to Senior Vice President of Medical Operations. He has a special interest in Provider recruitment and retention for NextCare. Dr. Nussbaum is a certified instructor in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Mark J. Tedesco,

Chief Medical Officer

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Mark J. Tedesco, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is NextCare’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Additionally, Dr. Tedesco has served as NextCare’s CMIO since 2013. At the time of his retirement from uniformed service as a USPHS Rear Admiral (upper half) in 2011, Dr. Tedesco was serving concurrently as a US Assistant Surgeon General as well as the Surgeon General and Chief Safety Officer for the US Coast Guard. Prior to his 15 years’ service as a commissioned Public Health Service officer on detached duty with the Coast Guard, Dr. Tedesco spent 15 years as an officer in the US Army. His military awards and designations include the Army Senior Flight Surgeon and Coast Guard Flight Surgeon wings, the Army Paratrooper and Expert Field Medic badges, the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, Coast Guard and Army Meritorious Service medals (3 awards), the USPHS Surgeon General’s Exemplary Service Medal and the Department of Transportation 9-11 Medal. A resident of Virginia, Dr. Tedesco earned his bachelors and medical degrees from Tufts University and his MPH in Health Care Management from Harvard University. Dr. Tedesco is board certified in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine (Aerospace).

Joleen Haxton

Vice President, Ancillary Services

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Joleen Haxton joined NextCare in March 2012 as Director of Ancillary Services and was promoted to Vice President of Ancillary Services in March 2014. Ms. Haxton has over twenty years of healthcare management with a focus on customer experience and process improvement. Prior to joining NextCare, Ms. Haxton was Vice President of Revenue Management for Apria Healthcare. Ms. Haxton graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration.

Jesse Henderson

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

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Jesse Henderson initially joined NextCare in May of 2014 as the Director of Area Marketing. His current role is Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Henderson is responsible for marketing all of NextCare’s brands as well as oversight to the Occupational Health Sales team. Jesse brings over 15 years of professional sales and marketing experience across multiple industries. Prior to joining NextCare Jesse spent 10 years with Yamaha Motor Corporation working his way into the National Area Marketing Manager role. Mr. Henderson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Bellevue University.

Our Board Members

NextCare Urgent Care’s rapid growth from one urgent care center in Mesa, Arizona, to one of the largest privately held, multi-state urgent care organizations in the country has been made possible by the dedicated leadership of our distinguished and highly respected Board of Directors.

Malcolm Kostuchenko

Malcolm Kostuchenko has been a general partner for Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. since its founding in 2005. Prior to Enhanced Equity Fund, L.P. he was a member of MTS Health Partners, L.P. where he focused on equity investments in health care services companies. He currently serves on… the Board of Directors for Guardian Health Care, Correctional Healthcare Management, NextCare® Urgent Care, Fitness Together and Triton Technologies. Mr. Kostuchenko received a bachelor of arts from Brown University.

Andrew M. Paul

Andrew M. Paul is the managing general partner of Enhanced Equity Fund and founder and chairman of Enhanced Capital Partners, LLC (ECP). He has been actively engaged in private equity and venture capital investing for over 25 years, primarily in the health care industry. Mr. Paul also served as… general partner and a managing general partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe (WCAS) and was an associate of the venture capital group of Hambrecht & Quist. Mr. Paul received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1978 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Cornell University and the Board of Directors of Lawrence Hospital.

Awards & Recognition

At NextCare, we care about our patients’ health and well-being. It’s our number one priority. We’re proud to be recognized for the following achievements by our patients, peers and the communities around our clinics.