Elaine Ziegler

President of Palliative Care Division

Gentiva

Elaine Ziegler is the President of Gentiva’s palliative division, which includes Empatia and Illumia Health. The division includes 33 locations in 19 states and serves over 7000 patients daily. Most recently, she has been leading Gentiva’s innovative efforts around delivering palliative care through models aimed at targeted outcomes for upstream value-based partners.

Elaine has spent 19 of her 25-year career with the Gentiva team. She has led teams through 5 mergers and acquisitions and has been able to consistently lead her teams in outperforming growth metrics, financial targets, and clinical outcomes. Outside of Gentiva, Elaine also has had the opportunity to lead teams in DME and oncology operations, which has given her a broad perspective in how to approach innovation and collaborative partnerships.

Elaine holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.