Wellinks, a New Haven-based virtual-first cardiopulmonary care company, appointed Andrew Agwunobi, MD, MBA, and Mike Waters to its Board of Directors, alongside three new leadership appointments.
Agwunobi is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at UConn Health, with a career spanning academic medicine, health systems, government, and healthcare services, including prior roles as President of Humana's Home Solutions business and President and CEO of Grady Health System. Waters brings more than two decades of experience in strategic operations, having served as Chief Operating Officer of Teladoc Health and more than 15 years at Providence Health.
Kevin Rakin, Chairman of the Board, said, "Wellinks' predictive care model combines clinical expertise, technology, and operational excellence to support earlier risk identification and proactive interventions. With demonstrated results and the financing secured to accelerate its next stage of growth, these appointments add the leadership expertise needed to scale the company and extend its impact for partners and patients."
Stephanie Solich was named Vice President of Customer Success, bringing over 20 years of experience in health system partnerships and revenue cycle strategy. Stephanie Willard, MHA, RRT-NPS, was promoted to Vice President of Clinical Operations, bringing over 15 years of respiratory care experience, and Andrew Brimer was promoted to Vice President of Technology, bringing over 10 years of healthcare technology development experience.
Jennifer Barretta, Interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer of Wellinks, said, "With a strong foundation in place, our focus now is execution. I am pleased to work alongside such a passionate group of leaders whose collective expertise strengthens our ability to scale, deepen our partnerships and extend our impact to patients and the caregivers that support them."
Wellinks combines virtual chronic care management with remote patient monitoring using its proprietary, FDA-cleared Spire Remote Patient Monitoring System, focused on reducing acute care utilization, readmissions, and total cost of care for people living with chronic cardiopulmonary conditions.
