Columbus Acquires the Support Coordination Assets of Advocates in Action in New Jersey
TAMPA, FLORIDA – September 1, 2020 – The Columbus Organization, a portfolio company of HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC, today announced the acquisition of the assets of Advocates in Action, a provider of support coordination services in the state of New Jersey. This addition will continue to expand The Columbus Organization's strong consumer focus that is core to both companies' missions, creating a shared organization with the goal of providing superior and innovative supports for individuals and their families in the Garden State.
Joy England, founder and CEO of Advocates in Action expressed the following: "I am very happy to reach an agreement with Columbus to assume the care of the employees and individuals within Advocates’ support coordination program. Columbus is not only mission aligned with Advocates in Action, Columbus brings profound capabilities and a reputation of stellar advocacy and overall work with all individuals served."
The Columbus Organization's Executive Director of Care Coordination in New Jersey, Tanya Wyant, Ph.D., stated, "We are delighted to welcome Advocate's support coordination individuals and talented coordinators into The Columbus Organization. Advocates built a loyal and strong following as a self-approving provider of support coordination in New Jersey. We are confident that their addition to our team will add further to Columbus' growing capability and reputation in the state."
ABOUT THE COLUMBUS ORGANIZATION
The Columbus Organization empowers individuals to realize their meaningful-life goals through nationally recognized care coordination, professional clinical staffing, and quality improvement services for the intellectual/developmental disability (IDD) or behavioral needs community. Leveraging an unmatched depth of expertise, breadth of resources, diversity of thinking, and dedication to finding the most appropriate, personalized solutions for clients, Columbus provides a wide array of services specifically for families, individuals and the organizations that support them. For more information on Columbus, visit www.columbusorg.com.
ABOUT HEALTHEDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC is an operation-oriented private equity firm founded in 2005 that focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry. HealthEdge seeks to achieve superior returns by investing in businesses that benefit from the knowledge, experience, and network of relationships of its partners. HealthEdge’s partners have more than 100 years of combined operating experience in healthcare as CEOs and investors.