SANTA
CLARA, Calif., May 9, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Glassbeam, Inc., a pioneer in data and
predictive analytics for connected medical machines, today
announced that the Glassbeam Board of Directors has appointed
Rhonda Longmore-Grund as Chairman of
the Board, effective May 1, 2023. Rhonda is shifting to the
Chairman role as Eric Milledge
transitions to a Board Director position.
"I feel very privileged to take on this role at Glassbeam given
the challenges that the healthcare industry faces globally.
Glassbeam is providing innovative solutions that enable health
systems, providers and OEMs to improve patient care and access
while lowering costs. I am confident that with the support of
our board and management team, we will continue to serve as an
important partner in value based care and leader in the global
healthcare analytics industry" said Ms. Longmore-Grund.
Ms. Longmore-Grund previously served as the former President
& CEO of Alliance Healthcare Services, a leading provider of
comprehensive radiology and oncology services, partnering with over
1,000 hospitals across 46 states in the US to provide high quality,
compassionate care to ~1 million patients each year. When Alliance
was acquired in 2021 by Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU), Ms.
Longmore-Grund served as President, Co-CEO and a Director of the
newly merged Akumin/Alliance company through the transition in
mid-2022.
"Rhonda is a proven leader and operator, building
customer-centric services and growing businesses in the healthcare
market. These experiences make her exceptionally qualified to serve
as Glassbeam's chairman. I look forward to supporting her in this
new capacity", said Eric Milledge,
Chairman Emeritus.
In this global role, Rhonda will continue to drive Glassbeams
focus on providing advanced analytics to achieve increased
availability, utilization, and lower operational cost of critical
healthcare assets. Through the use of artificial intelligence and
machine learning, healthcare operators can manage the health and
utilization of their connected clinical engineering fleet under one
pane of glass. With deep predictive analytics capabilities,
customers are able to reduce unplanned downtime, reducing
disruption to patient care as well as cost.
"Rhonda's deep experience in the healthcare industry, together
with her history of leadership make her ideal for this role.
I look forward to working closely with Rhonda to support our
customer base, our employees, and investors together with making a
positive impact in our industry. Her operational and financial
expertise will be a great asset in leading our Board", said
Rich Jones, Glassbeam CEO.
Ms. Longmore-Grund is also currently an Adjunct Professor at
Chapman University Argyros School of
Business and Economics, where she teaches Entrepreneurship and
Venture Capital. She also serves on the Foundation Board for
Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center. She holds a Masters
of Arts in Law & Diplomacy, International Business Relations
and International Finance from The Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts
University, and Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political
Science from the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst.
For more information about Glassbeam's Leadership team and
Board, please
visit: https://www.glassbeam.com/leadership/.
About Glassbeam
Glassbeam is a pioneer in data and predictive analytics for
connected medical machines that bring structure and meaning to
complex data generated from a heterogeneous fleet of medical
equipment. Only Glassbeam's patented cloud-based platform is
designed to transform and analyze multi-structured data, delivering
powerful solutions for enhancing machine uptime and utilization for
organizations such as Canon Medical Systems, MultiCare Health
System, Brown's Medical Imaging, Renovo
Solutions, Agiliti Health, BlueStar E&E and Phantom
Healthcare. For more information, visit
www.glassbeam.com.
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