Leadership

Louis Collier

Chief Executive Officer

Louis brings over three decades of healthcare leadership experience to UltaCare Medical. His extensive background includes a focus on the post-acute segment for the last twenty years, where he has dedicated himself to establishing superior support structures for providers that enable high-quality care delivery. Louis has held the position of CEO at Encompass Health Rehabilitation hospitals of Petersburg and University of Virginia, Arboreta Healthcare, Inc., and Saint Luke’s Bishop Spence Place. Additionally, he has served in key executive roles such as Vice President of Post-Acute Networks for Reliant Post-Acute Care Solutions, Vice President of Post-Acute and Hospitals for Wellmont Health System, and Regional Executive Director of IPC, The Hospitalist Company.

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Carrie Burnette, BSN, RN

Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Jeffrey Garland, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Garland is a board-certified internal medicine specialist, bringing over 25 years of diverse experience in clinical and administrative care. Having provided exceptional healthcare across clinics, hospitals, rehab facilities, long-term care facilities, and even home settings, he has also successfully managed his self-owned practice in addition to leading multi-care practices in large healthcare systems nationwide. He is passionate about creating innovative platforms for quality care.

Dan Kindel

Chief Financial Officer

Dan Kindel brings more than 10 years of experience in healthcare finance, FP&A, and operational strategy across post-acute care service lines and physician practices. He has extensive experience leading financial planning, performance management, and revenue optimization for large, multi-specialty operations spanning thousands of facilities nationwide.

Dan has significant experience supporting mergers and acquisitions through detailed financial modeling, valuation analysis, and clinical profitability assessment. He partners closely with operations and corporate teams to evaluate acquisition targets, assess payer mix and market dynamics, and inform go/no-go investment decisions. Dan has led financial diligence and integration planning for post-acute practice acquisitions and has built scalable models to evaluate clinician- and site-level contribution, ensuring alignment between clinical strategy and financial performance.

Stephanie Carmichael, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, WCS is a triple certified Nurse Practitioner. She has been in the medical field for 30 years. She started as a critical care RN and returned to school in 2008 to get her FNP. She was a hospitalist for several years and then landed in long term care, where she quickly identified a need and fell in love with the population. She got specialized training and certification for wound care and became a wound care specialist in 2016. After realizing that the long term care population had many residents with severe mental illness, she returned to school to obtain her Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post Masters Certification.

Stephanie prides herself in the management of psychotropic medications in long-term care setting. She understands the complexities and great need for compliance with CMS and regulatory standards, quality improvement, and partnering with our facilities to reach the highest level of care for their residents.

She has served as a Regional Preceptor and understands that training, and ensuring that all providers are supported well, is the foundation of providing excellent care to residents. By utilizing evidenced based practice and focusing on quality of life, Stephanie ensures the team at UltaCare delivers the most compassionate care possible.

Stephanie Carmichael, FNP/PMHNP

Regional Director

Stephanie, RN, LNHA is our new Regional Director of Operations for UltaCare, bringing a strong clinical and operational leadership background to the role. Before joining UltaCare, she built a distinguished career as both a Director of Nursing and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, where she led high-performing teams and strengthened quality outcomes across multiple care settings.

Throughout her career, Stephanie has successfully launched and expanded specialty service programs, improving access to care and elevating the resident and family experience. Her leadership is defined by a commitment to operational excellence, regulatory integrity, and a deep passion for supporting providers in delivering exceptional care to the residents.

In her role with UltaCare, Stephanie will oversee regional operations, drive strategic initiatives, and will partner closely with facility and corporate leaders to ensure consistent performance, growth, and innovation across the organization.

Stephanie Tester

Director of Operations