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Pulse Health is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading private healthcare operators. Our growth and success has been achieved by meeting the needs of the communities we serve, through the provision of quality care and creating the opportunity for staff to work in a professional and productive environment.

Pulse Health will continue its push into the market by assisting doctors and staff to deliver quality care to patients; underpinned by responsible financial and commercial management, allowing selective strategic growth in key areas.

Pulse Health aims to be the provider of choice for doctors, patients, staff and the broader community through the provision of quality health care, and a reputation for diligence and compassion.  We also aim to be a health care business that is effective and efficient in all facets of its operation and will achieve this by fostering and maintain a safe, competent, and caring environment.

Pulse Health Limited’s business model has been predicated and underpinned by our focus on care, commitment and community.  Pulse Health has fostered a strategy that addresses the community’s in which we operate in, through working with individuals and stakeholders (patients, doctors and staff) and also addressing broader community needs through the identification of community health care requirements and implementing services to fill these voids.

At Pulse Health we value:

• Human dignity and individuality
• Absolute integrity in all relationships and dealings
• Excellence in clinical and service quality and
• Responsible resource management in serving our communities

Organisational Structure
At Pulse Health, we have combined our vision with strong organizational structure and leadership. Our facilities enjoy the benefits of belonging to a larger system that continually seeks to enhance its position in the health care marketplace.

The Pulse Health corporate office takes a leadership role in this process.  Our executive management and board members work hard to ensure the strength and financial stability of the system.

Pulse Health is headquartered in Mascot just 14 kilometres south of Sydney - Australia.  We operate a number of hospitals, community care and recruitment services throughout Australia:

• New South Wales
• Queensland

The Pulse Health group includes 4 hospitals, 2 community home care services and 1 recruitment agencies.

Hospitals:
Pulse Health has committed to providing communities throughout Australia with a network of private hospitals and day surgeries.

We aim to put our patients at the heart of everything we do and over the coming year these priorities will shape the way we work, so that we can continue to provide our community with a dependable and first class health care service that we are all proud of.

Our strategy is the improvement of market share through becoming a point of interface with the community, as part of a national network of hospitals and day surgeries.

Each Hospital offers unique services designed to specifically meet the health care needs of its community. All of Pulse Health Hospitals offer superior care and are committed to delivering quality clinical outcomes and memorable patient experiences.

Pulse Health provides the security of being cared for in your local hospital coupled with the comfortable environment of private healthcare and the convenience of choosing your consultant and the timing of your treatment.

The Patient Care Team of medical specialists, highly trained nurses, and clinical and non-clinical support staff aims to deliver the best possible patient care.

The clinical and nursing staff at all Pulse Health Hospitals work as part of a multidisciplinary team ensuring that each patient receives a comprehensive and personal treatment plan.  Our professional and experienced staff are also on hand to offer support and advice to patients throughout their treatment and follow-up.

All clinical and nursing staff are trained in their area of expertise and are registered with their relevant professional bodies.

Community Home Care Services:

Pulse Health’s commitment to health care extends beyond our hospital walls.

Our Community Health Services help people who would otherwise be prematurely or inappropriately admitted to residential care facilities or into hospital, to live independently in their own home and within the community.

It is essential that the whole population has access to health and general care within the community, not just focused on large population centres. It is Pulse Health’s commitment to the community which has see us emerge as one of Australia’s most dedicated companies providing high quality community healthcare across Australia.
Community Home Services help people who would otherwise be prematurely or inappropriately admitted to residential care or hospital to live independently in their own home and the community.

Pulse Health has recognised the importance of continuing people’s independence through the provision of home services which may include service such as:

Nursing Care
Support in the management of particular health problems such as diabeties and incontinence.

Case Management
A collaborative and person-focussed process for manageing support to people with chronic, ongoing or complex conditions or situations.

Respite Care
Support to carers through the provision of flexible and responsive alternatives to the usual care arrangements.

Allied Health
Such as podiatry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and dietetics.

Personnel and Human Resources:
Pulse Health recognises the global shortage of nursing staff and has committed to provide nursing, allied health and medical services to health facilities throughout Australia.

Our vision is to create a flexible and alternate health care employment network throughout Australia as well as ensuring that the current workforce is appropriately staffed.

The development of this network will ensure that we can supply nurses and allied medical personnel to health care providers in the private, public and aged care sectors.

Pulse Health aims to develop a reliable network of casual and permanent employment services to our clients and customers and provide nurses with career alternatives.

Pulse Health has worldwide offices and partners and also supports foreign healthcare providers achieve their goals in maintaining high quality healthcare, based around well educated and highly motivated workforce.

Pulse Health Director - Stuart James
Office: Chairman

Mr Stuart James is an experienced executive within the financial and healthcare sectors. Mr James past roles have included Managing Director of Australian Financial Services for Colonial and Managing Director of Colonial State Bank (formerly the State Bank of N.S.W). During this time he oversaw the integration of the bank and Colonial‘s insurance operations, including the acquisition of Legal & General and Prudential’s Australian operations to create Australia’s first significant all finance operation.
Colonial was subsequently acquired by Commonwealth Bank which at the time was Australia’s largest corporate merger.

Mr James’ most recent executive role was as CEO of the Mayne Group from January 2002 to January 2005. Prior to that Mr James was Mayne’s Chief Operating Officer from July 2000. During this period he was responsible for all of Mayne’s operating businesses in Australia and internationally and ultimately responsible for the transformation of the Mayne Group from a disparate collection of unrelated businesses into two clearly defined entities (Healthcare and pharmaceuticals) which formed the basis of the demerger of Mayne Group.  Stuart James is a Director of Prime Financial Group Ltd (Prime), Coneco Limited, Balnave Corporate Limited and Wolters Kluwer, an international publishing company and is also a member of the Advisory Board of Gresham Private Equity Limited.



Pulse Health Director - Andrew Gregory
Office: Director
Qualifications: B. Bus, FCPA, FCIS

Mr. Gregory is an experienced company manager with 35 years’ experience in a variety of industries. He has significant experience with ASX listed equities investments and extensive knowledge in both fundamental and financial analysis principles. He has been active over a 20 year period in providing strategic planning input and seed capital investment to support start-up enterprises.

Pulse Health Director - Craig Coleman
Office: Director

Mr. Coleman is a widely respected figure in Australia’s financial sector and also holds
directorships in financial, telecommunication and energy companies.
Since 2006 Mr Coleman has been Senior Advisor and a Director of the Wyllie Group, an
investment company founded by the late Bill Wyllie, investing in property, financial
services, equities and development.

Mr Coleman is Chairman of Viburnam Funds Pty. Ltd., a wholesale funds management
division of the Wyllie Group; and Chairman of Rubik Financial Ltd., a financial services
information technology company.

Current Directorships also include Bell Financial Group since the float and Southern
Cross Equities. Mr. Coleman is a Director of oil and gas explorer and producer,
Amadeus Energy Limited; and Amcom Telecommunications Ltd.

Mr Coleman previously held a number of senior executive positions with ANZ Bank and
was a Director of ETrade Australia. He is also the former Managing Director of Home
Building Society Limited.     

Pulse Health Chief Executive Officer - Justin Matthews
Office: Chief Executive Officer

Mr Justin Matthews was appointed CEO of Pulse Health on 1 November 2010.   Mr Matthews has extensive financial and health care experience, having held a number of finance executive positions.

Most recently,  Mr Matthews was CFO and Chief Operating Officer of an international Market Research and Consultancy business.

Between 2004 and 2007, he held the position of CFO of Healthcare Australia Limited (previously Pacific Nursing Solutions). Healthcare Australia Limited is Australia’s largest private nursing agency and homecare company, with revenues in excess of $200m per annum  and it employs approximately 8,000 nurses and other health professionals  across  more than 10 offices  around Australia.

Prior to this Mr Matthews was an Associate Director at GE Commercial Finance  and a Senior Manager at KPMG in Sydney and in the UK. 

Mr Matthews is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business with the University of South Australia.     

Pulse Health Company Secretary - David Franks
Office: Company Secretary
Qualifications: BEc, CA, F Fin, CFP, JP

Mr David Franks is principal of Franks and Associates Pty Ltd (Chartered Accountants).

He is currently company secretary of the following public companies: Australian Power and Gas Company Limited, White Energy Company Limited, Amerod Resources Limited, Food & Beverage Company Limited, Solar Sailor Holdings Limited, Redman Mining Limited, van Eyk Research Limited.

David is a Chartered Accountant, previously working for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the areas of business services and corporate finance. David had worked on a wide variety of financial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, IPO’s, takeovers, and independent company valuations and has specialist skills in commercial leasing transactions.

In addition, David has excellent experience in both company secretarial and tax matters and is a registered tax agent     

Pulse Health Chief Chief Operating Officer - Wendy Thorne
Office: Chief Operating Officer 

Wendy is the chief operating officer of Pulse Health Ltd and reports directly to the CEO.

With clinical knowledge as a registered nurse of many years and with extensive business management experience both within the Pulse Health Group. Wendy has a demonstrated history of better than forecast financial results and notable significant growth in business development outcomes. Her responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer include:

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