Ms. Axton, a certified public accountant, has more than 25 years of finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and investor relations experience.
As the COO of Denver-based Pinnacle Medical Holdings, Ms. Axton helped develop and manage a multispecialty medical practice. She also previously served as the office managing partner of KPMG, where she played an important role in developing the transaction services practice at KPMG’s offices in California and Colorado.
“Neighbors is pleased to welcome Tensie,” said Setul Patel, MD, CEO of Neighbors Health. “With her background at KPMG and experience in healthcare, we look forward to her contributions to Neighbors as we move to a national platform with growth and expansion that helps us continue to provide the premiere level of emergency care for our patients.”
Neighbors plans to open new centers in Colorado and Tennessee in 2017.
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