Our Story

Since 2016 we’ve been an employee-owned company dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare outcomes. While Legacy Care is small, only 15 fulltime management and technical specialist employees, we deliver big company results.

 

Our dedicated network of over 90 affiliated physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners are united by a passion to serve healthcare’s most fragile patients. They are backed by Legacy Care’s over 100 years of combined healthcare management and post-acute focused technical experience.

Our Leadership Team

Our clinically-led team includes seasoned providers and healthcare industry leaders who are advocates for patients and providers. 

 

In fact, our Chief Medical Officer, Danny Felty, MD, FAAFP, CMD, was recently elected to serve on the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s National Board of Directors and State Presidents’ Council. Learn more

 

Marty Strong

Marty Strong

President

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Marty Strong

President

Marty Strong is a retired Navy SEAL combat veteran and has been a CEO for over a decade. He serves on the board of BEST Robotics, Inc, and Legacy Care’s ESOP board of directors. He is a creativity and leadership consultant, motivational speaker, and the author of nine novels and three business leadership books; Be Nimble: How the Creative Navy SEAL Mindset Wins on the Battlefield and in Business released in January 2022 , Be Visionary: Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization, released January 2023, and Be Different: How Navy SEALs and Entrepreneurs Bend, Break, or Ignore the Rules to Get Results!, due for release in Summer of 2024.

 

Marty discovered a small post-acute focus practice group that became Legacy Care in the Richmond market in 2016. The ESOP purchased the company which had one employee and less than 30 client facilities. Over time Legacy Care has grown and expanded throughout Virginia and into adjacent states, focusing on quality care outcomes, the happiness of our providers, and playing the role of strategic partner to our clients. Marty assumed the leadership of Legacy Care February 1st, 2024, after the well-deserved retirement of his exceptional predecessor.

Danny Felty, MD

Danny Felty, MD

Chief Medical Officer

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Danny Felty, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Felty is a practicing family medicine physician and current medical director of several long-term care facilities in Virginia. Renowned for his expertise in post-acute care, recently Dr. Felty was appointed to serve on the Governor of Virginia’s COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Task Force.

Throughout his distinguished medical career, Dr. Felty has cared for thousands of patients in private practice, acute care and post-acute care settings. In 2017, he joined LGS Legacy Care, maintaining both an administrative leadership position and clinical medical directorships for several post-acute care centers.

Dr. Felty serves as president of the state chapter for the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. In this role, he is actively engaged with issues at the national level. Dr. Felty also is a member and fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Additionally, he is a member of the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians.

A distinguished graduate of Virginia Military Institute, Dr. Felty earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in biology with a minor in psychology. He then earned a doctor of medicine degree from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University where he also completed his residency.

Dr. Felty and his wife, Heather, are both healthcare professionals. Together, they are very active in their church, serving in several capacities to support the faith-based community in Richmond, Virginia. The pair are the proud parents of their sons Sam and Eli. As a family, they enjoy numerous outdoor activities such as golf, boating on the river and mountain biking.

 

Julie Miller, AGPCNP-C

Julie Miller, AGPCNP-C

Chief Training & Compliance Officer

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Julie Miller, AGPCNP-C

Chief Training and Compliance Officer

Julie Miller was born on Nurse’s Day. So it is little surprise her career path led her to become a nurse practitioner.

Her background in medicine spans more than 20 years, delivering care to patients in healthcare systems and post-acute care facilities around the nation. Julie spent many years working in critical intensive care units, specializing in cardiac surgical care and neurology.

Julie joined Legacy Care in 2018, starting out as an independent nurse practitioner caring for patients in post-acute facilities and assisted living centers. She transitioned into training and education, where she now leads the medical group’s credentialing, onboarding, and continuing education program.

Board-certified as an adult geriatric primary care nurse, Julie earned a Master’s degree in Adult and Geriatric Nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 2016. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in nursing with honors from the University of Phoenix in Tampa.

Beth Burke

Beth Burke

VP of Operations

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Beth Burke

Vice President of Operations

Beth is responsible for managing a team of regional directors who serve more than 100 providers in 100 care facilities across the Mid-Atlantic. Through her leadership, Beth guides, trains and supports her team for efficacious market management and business development, working collaboratively with corporate leadership to develop strategic growth opportunities.

Beth’s background pulls from education, having dedicated more than fifteen years to teaching and administration in several public and private school systems across the United States.

After transitioning into healthcare, her educational roots now influence her strong dedication to staff development, continuing education and team building. In fact, soon after she joined Legacy Care in 2016, she and the medical group’s Chief Medical Officer created a new customer relationship and recruitment program.

Beth earned a Bachelor’s of Science in education from William Jewell College and a master of education and administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

In her spare time when she is not at her sons’ lacrosse games, Beth is an avid runner, musician, cook and watercolor painter.

Patty Rosati

Patty Rosati

Senior Medical Recruiter

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Patti Rosatti

Patty Rosati

Senior Medical Recruiter

Patty serves as a Client and Provider Success Coordinator, bringing over 12 years of senior recruiting experience to the team.  Specializing in healthcare recruitment, her areas of expertise include candidate sourcing and screening.  

Before joining Legacy Care in 2020, Patty served as a senior recruiter for TeamHealth, recruiting for several services including emergency medicine, hospitalists and advanced care providers.  

When she is not working, Patty enjoys spending time with family and friends.  

Traci Lopez

Traci Lopez

Director of Revenue Cycle Management

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Traci Lopez

Director of Revenue Cycle Management

Traci Lopez serves as the Director of Revenue Cycle Management. She has deep experience in this arena, having more than two decades of experience.

After joining Legacy Care in 2017, Traci received several promotions. She first served as a credentialing specialist, then was promoted to credentialing manager prior to her most recent leadership position.

When she’s away from work, Traci enjoys gardening and spending time with her Dachshunds and family.

Laura Thompson

Laura Thompson

Director of Provider Compensation

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Laura Thompson

Director of Provider Compensation

Laura Thompson serves as Legacy Care’s Director of Provider Compensation. In this role, she leads the compensation work flow process in partnership with the finance and operations teams. Laura first joined Legacy Care in 2017.

Laura began her career in finance, working as an accountant for an international manufacturing firm. She then served as Controller for a market research company with both national and international clients. Her additional roles include serving as a State of Virginia tax representative an a managerial accountant that also included a heavy focus on human resources.

A graduate of Florida State University’s College of Business, Laura earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting.

Outside the office, Laura enjoys being by the water — sailing, swimming, snorkeling or lounging on the beach with a good book. In her spare time, she can be found with her family and friends, or enthusiastically keeping up with Florida State football (Go Seminoles!).

Heather Cleveland

Heather Cleveland

Director of Recruiting

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Heather Cleveland

Talent Acquisition Team Lead

Heather’s distinguished career includes an extensive background in sales and recruiting, including managing large territories in competitive markets. Specializing in healthcare, she has successfully recruited for long-term care facilities in 18 states, in both rural and urban locations. Heather also has secured top candidates for multiple lines of ancillary care including dentistry, podiatry, optometry, audiology and behavioral health.

Heather is motived by her passion for finding the right person for each opportunity. Her career path expertise includes healthcare recruiting, credentialing, onboarding and training and more.

In her free time, Heather enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Jan Fentress

Jan Fentress

Regional Director of Operations

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Jan Fentress

Regional Director of Operations

Jan has worked as a recruiter in the medical industry for the past several years serving clients and partners across the Southeastern Region of Virginia.

She joined Legacy Care in 2018. In her current role, Jan is responsible for leading business development in addition to growing and maintaining client and provider relationships.

Prior to entering the healthcare field, Jan worked in restaurant management and operations. She also is a founder of a Virginia Beach-based gas and plumbing company, overseeing its accounting and marketing activities.

Jan earned an Associate of Arts degree from Peace College in Raleigh, NC, and a bachelor of fine arts and minor in art history from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC.

In her free time, Jan likes to paint and workout. She said the best job she’s ever had is being a mom to her daughter Charlotte and son Josh.

 

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