Leadership and Staff
Elaine D. Ebaugh, MS
Chief Executive Officer

Elaine brings more than 25 years of health care experience to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo. She graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with an undergraduate degree in speech and language pathology and a master's degree in communication disorders. During her tenure at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo, Elaine has served as director of speech-language pathology, director of clinical services and chief operating officer, all prior to becoming CEO in 1997.

 

 


Richard A. Liles, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Richard Liles has served as medical director at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo for nearly 20 years. He holds an undergraduate degree in pre-medicine from Texas A&M University and went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Liles completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and is a member of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Linda Russo, PT
Director of Outpatient Services

Linda holds a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the Medical College of Virginia and earned a master's degree in gerontology from the University of South Florida.Linda has more than 13 years of service at HealthSouth and has been honored as clinician of the year.

 

 


Martin J. O'Neil, RH
Director of Marketing Operations
 Martin has over twenty years of sales and marketing experience with nearly five years in the healthcare industry. He earned an associate's degree in health information management from St. Petersburg College and is completing a bachelor's degree in health services administration at Florida Gulf Coast University. Martin is a member of the Florida Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing and has served as director of marketing operations at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo since 2006.

Judith E. Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
Since 1990, Judith has served as controller at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo. Judith earned a degree in accounting from Churchman's Business College and has more than 26 years of experience in health care financial systems management.

Mary Jo Heger, RN, M
Director of Quality/Risk Management
Mary Jo holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pennsylvania State University, as well as a master's degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh. She has more than 24 years of healthcare experience and has served as HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo's director of quality/risk management since 2001.

Jackie Chalk
PHR

Jackie earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ball State University and holds certification as a professional in human resources. She has more than 10 years of human resource management experience and has served as director of human resources at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo since 2006.

 

 


Bruce Ziebarth
Director of Plant Operations
Bruce has more than 15 years of service at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida and holds certification as a Microsoft Systems Engineer from St. Petersburg College. Bruce is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the Florida Healthcare Engineering Association.

Pattie Brenner, MBA,
Chief Nursing Officer
Pattie has has over 30 years of nursing experience with 20 of those years in management/consulting. She earned an associate's degree in nursing from Queensborough Community College, a bachelor's degree in healthcare administration from Saint Leo's College and a master's degree in business administration from California Coast University.



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