To have a good time Tom Racobaldo’s upcoming retirement, Compass One Healthcare leaders who have labored intently with Tom over time have been requested to explain his affect on operations, tradition and their lives. Their responses present the gratitude, respect and admiration every particular person has for Tom:
Bobby Kutteh, CEO, Compass One Healthcare
Tom has been the full chief for our group. His functionality, steadiness, and character are unmatched. He’s an incredible enterprise chief who all the time achieved excellent outcomes, however he did it by by no means sacrificing his private values. He treats everybody with kindness and respect, and his household all the time comes first.
One other key to Tom’s success has been his means to deliver folks collectively. Certainly one of my finest reminiscences is what he did to win the Ascension enterprise. This was many years in the past when Crothall and Morrison have been separate firms. We had by no means labored collectively, however Tom helped unite our two firms with a collaborative spirit to incorporate meals companies and housekeeping. And he by no means doubted we might do it. He simply saved all of us targeted on the prize. There have been different accounts the place he did the identical, however that is the one I all the time bear in mind as a result of Tom was at his finest – decided to have us succeed.
Mike Villani, CEO, Crothall Healthcare
Tom will likely be remembered as the one who constructed this firm from the bottom up. He was an integral a part of each facet of our development, and Crothall wouldn’t be the corporate we all know right this moment with out Tom. I’ve realized a lot from the best way he approaches the enterprise. It’s simply so calm and funky. No matter what’s occurring, he by no means will get too excessive, by no means will get too low. I hope I can emulate that method.
Bruce E Bashwiner, Division President, Services Administration
Tom has been my solely mentor for greater than 30 years. He took an opportunity and promoted me to a regional director of operations in 1997. For my first function as vice chairman, Tom satisfied me to relocate my household to Miami in 2000. Then he introduced us again to Pennsylvania and supported me within the development of my Crothall/Compass profession till 2003.
After leaving Crothall in 2003, Tom and I stayed related till I returned after being gone for 16 years. When he known as to see if I’d return, the choice was easy. Only a few folks in anybody’s skilled life take the time to really make a distinction within the lives of these they’re answerable for. That’s the one approach Tom is aware of easy methods to do it.
Greg Osganian, Division President, Affected person Transportation
I’m extraordinarily grateful and grateful that Tom took an opportunity on me seven years in the past to steer the Affected person Transportation Division. Below Tom’s management, I’ve realized the energy of being affected person and regular for our groups; to be humble and trustworthy in all the pieces you do; to spend money on and care for your folks, and the significance of household.
I can’t thank him sufficient for the affect he has made on me and can work to pay it ahead to future leaders of the corporate
Tom leads with kindness and integrity. He has all the time been there to offer a “intestine test” for all of us to do the precise factor, whether or not that meant for a consumer or our folks.
Additional, we all the time felt his belief. He allowed us the room to handle and supported us however there was additionally accountability. I all the time felt that he listened to us and supported us.
Larry Stebelsky, Division President
Tom is an distinctive chief who comes alongside as soon as in a lifetime. I personally strived by no means to disappoint Tom. Few within the business possess the uncommon mixture of robust management and real look after every particular person, which is a major purpose for the corporate’s success.
His distinctive expertise lies in mentoring others by considerate recommendation and real-life examples. As a 30-year veteran of our firm, I can confidently say I’ve by no means heard a damaging phrase about Tom and his management—by no means.
Kevin Yon, Division President
There are such a lot of issues that stand out to me about working with Tom and his affect on the group. If there may be one attribute that individuals will bear in mind, it is his unbelievable integrity and dedication to all the time doing the precise factor.
In right this moment’s ever difficult enterprise atmosphere, I can’t start to let you know simply how a lot all of us worth his management and absolute confidence that we as an organization, will all the time do what’s proper. The “proper factor” isn’t all the time the simplest or most cost-effective factor, however Tom has frequently proven us it’s all the time the precise factor. We’re all grateful for the values and management method he’s instilled inside all of us.
