Columbus Organization Continues Florida Expansion; Acquires Community Support Network

TAMPA, FLORIDA – May 1, 2020 – The Columbus Organization (“Columbus”), a portfolio company of HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC (“HealthEdge”), has acquired the support coordination assets of Community Support Network (“CSN”), a leading provider of support coordination services in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. This addition will expand The Columbus Organization's services to more than 1,000 individuals and their families and guardians in the Suncoast Region.

Diane White, founder and President of Community Support Network, and Vice President Mark Groutage will continue to work with Columbus in the Suncoast Region. Ms. White expressed the following: "I could not feel better about the future for my coordinators and the people we support. After 27 years providing advocacy and coordination, we welcome the experience and excellence Columbus brings to the State of Florida. Our partnership will elevate the services we provide and stabilize our workforce."

The Columbus Organization’s Senior Vice President of Care Coordination, Carlos Hernandez, stated, “We are delighted to welcome CSN’s support coordination services and talented support coordinators into The Columbus Organization. CSN has a long history and a well-deserved reputation as a compassionate top tier support coordination agency. CSN’s dedication to high-quality services is a perfect fit with our culture and will allow for more individuals to be supported and more lives in Florida to be improved.”

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, 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. For more information on HealthEdge, visit www.healthedgepartners.com, or contact Phil Dingle at HealthEdge Investment Partners, at (813) 490-7101.