Our History: Delivering Quality Healthcare

Gene Brim, Founder In 1971, Gene Brim launched a healthcare operating company focused on meeting the needs of community hospitals. Brim was among the first to develop a model that balanced a community's need for local decision making with the need for professional hospital management expertise. For almost four decades, Brim's collaborative management model has helped community hospitals across the nation deliver quality healthcare close to home.

The company began with a small team of dedicated individuals who brought innovative solutions to hospitals. That spirit of commitment continues.

As the company approaches its 40th anniversary, Brim has become a multi-faceted organization offering both contract and equity solutions for hospitals. On the contract side, the company continues to manage hospitals on behalf of non-profit organizations and offers focused consulting services for hospitals that require immediate financial restructuring. Brim also leases or will acquire community hospitals in selected circumstances.

Across the United States, hospitals rely on Brim for proven leadership and new strategic approaches.

Brim's History

1970s Creating the Model

1971- Gene Brim forms A.E. Brim & Associates as a healthcare consulting company.
1973- First hospital management contract signed, putting Brim in the forefront of a major new trend in the hospital industry.

1980s Building the Business

1983- Company expands mix of services to meet evolving needs of community hospitals.
1986- Brim continues to grow with hospitals nationwide, including leased, owned, and managed facilities.

1990s A National Presence

1990- Over 40 employees become shareholders. Company experiences rapid growth; acquires The Lakewood Group, a Wisconsin hospital management company.
1993- GE Capital Corporation invests in Brim to support company expansion.
1996- Province Healthcare and Brim merge. Gene Brim retires to serve on Province Healthcare’s Board of Directors.
1999- Dave Woodland named President of Brim.

2000s Living the Vision

2000- Brim renews purpose, vision, and values. The process creates focus and builds momentum for continued service to community hospitals.
2001- Brim celebrates 30 years of leadership in providing management solutions to community hospitals.
2004- Province sells interest in Brim to a privately held corporation, giving employees ownership in the company.
2006- Brim signs long-term agreement to lease Pike’s Peak Regional Hospital in Woodland Park, Colorado
2007- Newly constructed Pike’s Peak Regional Hospital opens October 1.
2009- Brim Healthcare of Texas, LLC, an affiliate of Brim Healthcare, Inc. acquired Wadley Regional Medical Center, a 370-bed general acute care hospital located in Texarkana, Texas.