RHI Leadership

Daniel Woloszyn joined RHI in February of 2012.  Dr. Woloszyn comes to RHI from Van Matre HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, where he served as chief executive officer since 2003. He has been active in Washington D.C. advocating for post acute rehabilitation services legislation, and providing consultative work around rehabilitation medicine in hospital systems across the United States.

From 1992 to 2002, Dr. Woloszyn served as the clinical chief and manager of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology at Rockford Memorial Hospital’s Van Matre Rehabilitation Center. During this time, he also worked as director of therapy operations and neuropsychological consultant at Midwestern University’s Institute for Forensic Psychiatry in Chicago. Relevant to RHI, he has 20 years of extensive clinical background as a clinical neuropsychologist with a focus on brain injury and other neurologic conditions. He also has conducted research in the areas of stroke and has been a frequent speaker on the areas of brain injury and hospital operations and leadership.

Daniel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Pre-Medicine from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and a Doctorial degree in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. He completed a clinical psychology internship and neuropsychology residency at West Side V.A. Medical Center in Chicago, and was a postdoctoral neuropsychology fellow at the Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital & Clinics in Wheaton, Illinois.

Sid Norton joined RHI in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since September 2010 through February 2012. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Indiana University – Bloomington. Sid worked in various corporate finance positions at Eli Lilly & Company before accepting a position at the State of Indiana in the Administration of Governor Mitch Daniels. He worked for eighteen months as a director in the Office of Management and Budget and then for two years as CFO of the Family and Social Services Administration where he had responsibility for the State’s $7 billion budget for Medicaid and social programs. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Hoosier Fellows program at the Indiana University Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence and has served on the Board of Directors of Irvington Community School.

Flora Hammond, MD joined RHI November 2009 as the Chief Medical Affairs. She is the Covalt Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine. From 1995-2009, she worked at Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte, North Carolina where she served as the Brain Injury Medical Director and Research Director. Dr Hammond graduated from medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine. She completed a brain injury medicine fellowship at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Her research in the area of brain injury includes studying the prediction of outcome, aging with brain injury, causes of and treatments for irritability, and quality of relationships. Dr. Hammond has 16 years of experience in rehabilitation care, research, and administration earning her a reputation for her success in these areas, and has received numerous awards for her work.

Monte Spence, MBA joined RHI January 2011 as the Chief Operating Officer. Monte provides daily over-site to non-clinical hospital operations including: Human Resources, Compliance, Quality/Performance Improvement, Health Information Systems, Information Technology, Environmental Services, Risk Management, Outpatient Clinic Operations, food service, and Facility Plant Operations. He received his undergraduate degree in Health Care Administration from Eastern Michigan University, and Master of Science degree in Health Care Administration from Central Michigan University. Monte served 16 years in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Medical Service Officer.

Marsha Hockersmith RN, CRRN has 35 years experience as a registered nurse in the field of rehabilitation. Marsha’s role as Chief Rehabilitation Nursing Officer includes oversight of all nursing care delivered in RHI facilities and oversight of ancillary services such as pharmacy, radiology and respiratory therapy. Marsha has been employed at RHI for the past 17 years and held a variety of staff nursing positions in her field prior to starting at RHI. To remain current in the activities of rehabilitation nursing, Marsha is certified by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses as a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse.