Bristol Hospice appoints Alex Mauricio as new CEO

Alex Mauricio, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Bristol Hospice, became CEO. He replaced the company’s former top manager Hiram Kirton, who moved to the board of directors.

Mauricio became CEO effective February 1 and will remain president of the company. Bristol Hospice, based in Salt Lake City, a portfolio company of private equity firm Webster Equity Partners, has more than 3,000 employees in more than 76 offices in 18 states.

“Hyram, the board and Webster were confident that the organization and management were in a position where he could step back while still being an active board member,” Mauricio told Hospice News in a text message. “He has achieved incredible growth over the years and will continue to serve as a close advisor and board member.”

Prior to joining Bristol, Mauricio served as Vice President of Kindred Hospice and President of Suncrest Hospice. In total, he worked in healthcare for 20 years and in hospice for 13 years.

Like many leaders in the field, supporting the workforce will be one of his top priorities in 2023.

“I think we’re just building a really great team. It is very important that we focus on our people, and so from this point of view, this is a really exciting time,” said Mauricio. “We are always looking for great talent, whether in clinical, operational or business development. We devote a lot of attention and resources to our people.”

Last year, Troy Backus became Bristol’s vice president of M&A in October last year, after serving as the company’s vice president of business development since 2007.

The big buyer of Bristol has closed about 20 deals since Webster bought the company in 2017.

Last April, Bristol Hospice acquired Hospice Select in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This followed the acquisition in March 2022 of Hope Hospice in Missouri and the purchase in December 2021 of A Plus Hospice in California and NorCal Hospice from the same owner. The financial terms of each of these transactions were confidential.

“We are always looking for acquisitions that will bring capital to the company that will make sense for the company,” Mauricio said in an interview with Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “We are always looking for markets where we have some kind of connection from a geographical point of view and we’re going to go out and basically just be more careful in that market.”

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