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Our History

Godwin and Shemika Feh, as nurses working in small hospitals, realized there was a need for management and consulting support in rural healthcare. Their vision of founding a company that could provide this crucial support became a reality in 2016 when they established Cohesive Healthcare Management and Consulting. A company that started with 10 employees, has now grown to over 850 employees supporting rural hospitals and healthcare through various management and consulting services.

Cohesive’s management journey began in Oklahoma and Kansas with two Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), however, the company quickly grew to ten facilities. In 2018, Cohesive was recognized as being a leader in CAH management and was court-appointed five hospitals in a multi-state area within sixty days. The hospitals were all in the process of bankruptcy and in jeopardy of closing their doors. Through efficient processes and Cohesive’s hands-on management approach, these CAH’s were successfully led through bankruptcy and continue to thrive today.

As Cohesive grew their management responsibilities, it became apparent that there was a continued need for support services such as home health, medical transport, and a staffing resources company. Today, Cohesive attributes its continued success to excellent patient care, the dedication to the employees and commitment of the communities we serve.

A doctor and a patient

The Pillars

Excellent patient care

Excellent client services

Preserving rural healthcare

Preserving rural healthcare jobs

Our team

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Godwin Feh

Founder and President / CEO

Godwin Feh, with more than two decades of experience as a patient-focused healthcare leader with proven expertise in acute care, staff development and family advocacy, founded Cohesive Healthcare in 2016. As Cohesive Healthcare has grown over the years, Feh continues to work in collaboration with each hospital and medical staff, hospital board and the individual communities Cohesive Health serves to implement and achieve the strategic goals of both organizations. Feh directs the strategic planning of operations management within each respective facility and oversees the formulation of master budgets and budgetary allocations. Before founding Cohesive Healthcare, Feh served in leadership positions in several long-term acute care hospitals and critical care hospitals. During his tenure at various healthcare facilities, Feh was widely recognized as an excellent care provider, patient advocate and hospital administrator. Feh received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and his Master of Business Administration from St. Gregory University.

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Robin Woodward

CHMC Chief Operating Officer

Robin Woodward has more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare professional and registered nurse providing compassionate care in both hospital and clinical environments. As Cohesive Healthcare’s Chief Operating Officer, she provides leadership and direction of the organization’s operation and clinical teams overseeing facilities in a multi-state region. Woodward is intrical in structuring the plans for Cohesive’s strategic growth, and she is responsible for planning and directing all functions of hospital operations, nursing, support services, care coordination and education for Cohesive Healthcare. During her career as an RN, Woodward worked in a variety of acute care, post-acute care, and ambulatory clinic settings. She then transitioned into leadership positions at both rural and large multi-regional clinics and hospitals. Woodward earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and her Master of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University. She is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Oklahoma Organization of Nurse Executives.

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Leslie Kerr

CHRO

Leslie Kerr brings more than a decade of human resources experience to her Cohesive Healthcare role. Her background has allowed her to incorporate honed leadership skills to help improve both employee and client experiences. Serving as Cohesive Healthcare’s Human Resources Manager, Kerr provides consultation to executive leadership to create strategic staffing plans, compensation, benefits, and training packages. As one of Cohesive Healthcare’s first employees, Kerr has helped – and continues to help — build Cohesive’s HR department. She has also worked to develop policies and procedures to grow its staffing agency, oversee HR managers, and direct its’ corporate HR. Her strategic change management initiatives facilitate smooth transitions during mergers, acquisitions, and technological advancements, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum employee buy-in. In addition, Kerr has served in leadership positions in HR for other healthcare groups to process and maintain patient charges and managed financials and compliance with legal guidelines. Kerr’s guidance surpasses traditional HR functions. She is adept at aligning HR strategies to achieve business goals, enhancing efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement.

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Dennis Boyd

CHMC Hospital Chief Financial Officer

Dennis Boyd has three decades of extensive experience within the healthcare management industry serving as an Executive Corporate Finance Officer. Boyd’s Hospital CFO experience includes working for some of the largest publicly traded and not-for-profit healthcare systems in the U.S., inclusive of both PPS and CAH facilities and various other healthcare entities. In addition to being a licensed CPA, Boyd serves as Cohesive Healthcare’s Chief Financial Officer, where he oversees all financial aspects of Cohesive hospital and healthcare clients. He shared a valuable lesson that he learned from his time in college when he was a 3-time All-Conference Defensive Back & MVP at Georgetown that he applies to his role as CFO; “You intuitively know that it takes everyone to win and be successful and that there is nothing you accomplish solely on your own.” Boyd shared that what is meaningful to him is anything that helps to shine positively on Cohesive and will allow our clients and/or potential clients to know that we have the experience to handle their needs. In his role, he emphasizes focusing on making the best of what you have via analytical procedures & implementing new service lines based on “smart” strategic growth initiatives for both Cohesive and the hospitals and facilities it manages. Boyd earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Georgetown College, and he has served on the Oklahoma Hospital Authority Strategic Finance Committee Board.

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Nicole Kirk

Corporate Chief Financial Officer

Nicole Kirk brings over two decades of experience in financial leadership to her role at Cohesive Healthcare. Her experience includes financial reporting, technical accounting, oversight of budget process, and tax compliance. During her career she has been in leadership roles at both a physician multi-specialty group and a regional hospital. Kirk serves as Cohesive Corporate Chief Financial Officer, where she oversees all financial aspects of Cohesive Entities. Her responsibilities include the oversight of the monthly financial statements to ensure the accuracy of the information, oversight of the budget process and adherence to the budget, and tax preparation for all Cohesive Entities. Kirk has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Fort Hays State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

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Kathy Hammons

Director of Home Health / Hospice, MediRyde, and Scrubs and Sports

Kathy Hammons has more than 40 years of experience as a healthcare professional and registered nurse providing compassionate care in both the hospital and clinical environments. Kathy provides leadership and direction in various services including Home Health, MediRyde, Scrubs and Sports, as well as hospital life, and Safety and Emergency Preparedness. During her career as a working registered nurse, Kathy has held leadership positions in a variety of acute care, post-acute care, and ambulatory care settings. Kathy earned her RN Associates Degree from Bacone College, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern State University, a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Oklahoma, and a Master in Business Administration from Western Governors University. She also is a certified Life Safety Specialist in Healthcare.

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Chee Her

Director of Operations and Corporate Compliance

Chee Her joins Cohesive with several years of legal experience in the areas of business law and healthcare administrative law. Her serves as the Director of Operations and Corporate Compliance, where she is responsible for the legal matters and the compliance program of Cohesive’s managed facilities. Her received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Oklahoma State University.

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Tina Steele

Director of Hospital Finance

Tina Steele has over 20 years of healthcare finance experience from Accounting and Finance to Chief Financial Officer of PPS and CAH hospitals, Chief Executive Officer of CAH hospital, Director of Finance of CAH, and Reimbursement Director for CAH hospital. She has been in a leadership role for more than 19 years. Steele serves as Cohesive Healthcare Director of Reimbursement, where she oversees all cost reporting aspects of the Cohesive hospitals and healthcare clients. In this role, she ensures the cost reports are accurate and does analysis on how new growth strategies for a facility will affect the reimbursement of the facility.

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Address

2510 E. Independence Ste. 100, Shawnee, OK 74804

Phone

800.942.2904

Referral fax

(405) 585-0519

Administration fax

888.463.8675

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