CareSpan Health, Inc. announced Dr. Sam Toney has been elected as Chairman of the board of directors of the Company. Dr. Toney was initially elected to the CareSpan Board in May 2023 and will serve as the Chairman of the Board going forward. As a resident of Tampa, Florida, Dr. Toney has had a well-respected career in healthcare.

He has over thirty years of clinical management experience in health plan populations including Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and commercial lines of business. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Toney Healthcare Consulting. Prior to joining CareSpan, Mr. Toney served as Chief Medical Officer for Health Integrated (which he founded) where he developed a unique behavior modification program known as Dynamic Somato-Social Theory to manage individuals with complex co-morbid profiles.

In prior roles with CareSpan, Dr. Sam Toney was Senior Medical Director for Behavioral Health, Acting Chief Medical Officer, as well as Senior Medical Advisor. Dr. Toney is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, Managed Healthcare Executive and Population Health News. He is also a frequent speaker at major healthcare industry conferences and provides thought leadership in the design of an integrated approach to diagnosing and treating patients with chronic physical conditions complicated by co-morbid psychiatric and substance use disorders.

The Company is also pleased to confirm that Darrell Messersmith, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the CareSpan Board. Rembert de Villa, former Chairman and Chief Executive Office of the Company, will continue to serve as member of the CareSpan Board.