Rick Langosch, Senior Vice President

Rick Langosch, a senior vice president, works with hospital clients to realize sustainable improvements at the organizational, departmental, and services level. Coker Group's Hospital Strategies consulting practice provides timely and responsive solutions to its hospital clients in Service Line Analysis, Staffing/Productivity Benchmarking and Analysis, Interim Management, and RAC Audit Readiness. A seasoned healthcare executive, with over 25 years of experience managing operations and finance in hospitals and physician practices, Mr. Langosch has held a wide range of financial, operational, and information technology responsibilities, including multi-hospital ownership and hospital senior management positions. He uses that experience to assist Coker clients in developing a specific implementation strategy that will produce improved performance and drive profitability for their organizations. 

Langosch is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, and he is a Fellow with the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He is active with the Georgia Chapter of HFMA.  Contact Rick.

Craig Hunter, Senior Vice President

Craig Hunter, senior vice president for the firm's business development, works with health systems, hospital-based networks, multi- and single-specialty groups, and independent practices, facilitating phases of integration and practice development, including mergers, strategic planning, management reviews, and negotiations. Mr. Hunter's focus encompasses network development, manpower plans, operational assessments, compensation plans, and medical staff surveys. Hunter provides integrated network services to hospitals and independent practices. Hunter regularly conducts physician need and feasibility analyses for hospitals and private practices, involving staff planning and market analysis. Assignments entail physician contract preparation, analysis, and negotiations. Hunter speaks frequently to health system and physician executives, administrators, and other healthcare personnel, and is a published author on such Practice Management topics as compensation, integration, and physician recruitment and employment. Contact Craig.

Gary C. Bell, Senior Vice President

Gary C. Bell, FACHE, is a Senior Vice President of Coker Group, where he specializes in transactions and strategic advisory solutions for hospitals, health systems and other healthcare facilities.  Mr. Bell brings a breadth of knowledge and understanding of hospitals and health systems as a seasoned professional with more than 42 years of healthcare experience.  In his work, Mr. Bell has worked on more than $2.5 billion in healthcare facility transactions throughout the United States, including deals involving not-for-profit hospitals, for-profit health systems and ancillary facilities within both rural and urban markets. Mr. Bell’s extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry includes the hospital acquisition and divesture process, purchasing and leasing of healthcare facilities and related assets, hospital / physician relations, financial management and operations, and general market strategy. This experience has resulted in Mr. Bell being recognized by industry leaders and media outlets as a widely respected and influential operator within the healthcare industry.

Prior to joining Coker Group, Gary served as a senior executive for major investor-owned hospital companies and advised hospitals in Austria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.  Mr. Bell holds a B.S. from Emory University as well as a Master of Hospital Administration from Georgia State University. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Charles “Chip” L. Nagle, Senior Vice President, Coker Group President, Nagle & Associates

Charles “Chip” L. Nagle, CHC, is a Senior Vice President with Coker Group and President of Nagle & Associates, directing Coker’s Executive Search division.  He is an affiliate of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is also a certified healthcare consultant in the AAHC, one of a handful of executive search professionals so recognized. He has been active for many years in the healthcare community, both professionally and personally. In addition to his 18 years of expertise in executive search and leadership selection, Mr. Nagle has a broad base of functional healthcare experience. Prior to forming Nagle & Associates, Mr. Nagle was a partner at a nationally recognized, retained healthcare search firm. Previously, he was with Ernst & Young, where he directed the Southeastern finance and strategic planning practice, which served clients on a local, regional, and national basis. Mr. Nagle also served as a regional manager with a major, investor?owned, multihospital system early in his career.

Mr. Nagle graduated from the University of South Carolina and earned his Master’s degree in Health Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Contact Chip.