Services
Operations & Strategy
From streamlining daily operations to developing long-term strategic roadmaps, Equus Growth Healthcare Advisory helps healthcare organizations run smarter, faster, and more efficiently. Our team combines deep operational expertise with forward-thinking strategy to improve performance, reduce inefficiencies, and position your business for sustained success.
The Equus Difference

Operational Excellence Meets Strategic Vision

Experience to Guide You

At Equus Growth Healthcare Advisory, we bring decades of experience running, optimizing, and scaling healthcare organizations. We’ve redesigned workflows, improved patient throughput, and built strategic plans that align operations with long-term business goals. By blending big-picture thinking with practical execution, we ensure your operations aren’t just running - they’re driving measurable growth.

Advise, guide, and execute - together.

Operational Process Improvement
We analyze and optimize workflows to eliminate bottlenecks, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across your organization.
Performance Metrics & Reporting
We implement data tracking and reporting systems that give you clear visibility into operational performance and guide informed decision-making.
Strategic Roadmap Development
We create actionable plans that align resources, operations, and growth goals for long-term success.
Change Management & Implementation Support
We help your team adapt to operational changes, ensuring smooth adoption and measurable results.
Jeremy VanDevender
Managing Partner & Cofounder
jeremy@equusgrowth.com

Jeremy VanDevender is a visionary leader with deep expertise in distributed healthcare and a strong track record of success leading private equity-backed portfolio companies. He has driven hyper-growth through mergers and acquisitions, de novo expansion, strategic partnerships, and enterprise-level initiatives.

Beginning his career as a licensed physical therapist treating orthopedic conditions and elite athletes, Jeremy advanced into senior clinical and operational leadership roles, delivering significant value for investors and partners. His passion for clinical innovation, value-based care, payor relations, outcomes research, and team development has shaped some of the most respected outpatient physical therapy platforms in the country.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
James Card
Consultant

James "Jim" Card is a healthcare data and operations executive with over 15 years of experience leading analytics, revenue cycle, and business intelligence functions across multi-site healthcare organizations. With a career spanning roles at Paradigm Oral Health, Olio Health, and Laser Spine Institute, he has built scalable data infrastructures, optimized RCM workflows, and led cross-functional teams driving measurable financial and operational outcomes.

Most recently, he served as Vice President of Business Intelligence at Paradigm Oral Health, where he developed advanced analytics capabilities, integrated clinical and financial data systems, and partnered with leadership to support strategic growth initiatives. He has also held leadership roles in revenue cycle and executive management, applying a rare blend of technical expertise and strategic insight.

As Managing Partner at Data Chimp Labs and Co-Founder of DispoRx, he now supports healthcare operators through fractional leadership and advisory, helping them harness data, automation, and strategy to unlock growth and efficiency. His expertise spans business intelligence, machine learning, data governance, and health information management - with a track record of bridging data and operations to drive results.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Jerry Durham
Consultant
jerry@jerrydurhampt.com

Jerry Durham is a healthcare leader and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in physical therapy and over two decades of business ownership, consulting, and coaching. He has built a reputation for transforming patient engagement by focusing on the crucial role of front desk teams in driving scheduling, arrivals, and retention.

Beginning his career as a licensed physical therapist, Jerry went on to found and scale San Francisco Sport & Spine Physical Therapy, later known as Agile Physical Therapy, where he spent nearly two decades building a respected outpatient platform. Today, as Founder of Client Experience Company, he partners with healthcare practices and software organizations to enhance the patient lifecycle, improve clinical outcomes, and strengthen business performance.

With deep expertise in sales training, leadership development, and patient behavior, Jerry empowers providers to capture more value by ensuring patients Arrive, Pay, and Stay - all without relying on new marketing. His innovative strategies continue to elevate healthcare businesses while keeping patients at the center of the experience.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
Therese Southworth
Director of Operations
therese@equusgrowth.com

Therese Southworth is a visionary healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience driving operational excellence, patient-centered innovation, and sustainable growth across multi-site healthcare organizations. She has led at every level—from founding and scaling Orthopaedic Therapy Specialists to executive leadership roles at national healthcare providers—consistently improving both patient outcomes and financial performance.

As a consultant with Equus Advisors, Therese partners with healthcare leaders to streamline operations, strengthen revenue cycle management, and implement enterprise strategies that align with growth and transformation goals. She has directed large-scale clinical and operational improvement initiatives across hundreds of clinics, built and developed high-performing teams, and supported impactful mergers and expansions while maintaining efficiency and quality standards.

Known for advancing technology-enabled patient engagement and cultivating cultures of accountability and collaboration, Therese blends strategy with execution to deliver measurable results. Her expertise spans outpatient physical therapy, revenue cycle strategy, leadership development, and healthcare innovation—helping organizations thrive in today’s evolving care landscape.

She lives with a passion for healthcare transformation, mentoring future leaders, and driving initiatives that enhance both the patient journey and organizational success.

Advisory
Talent Acquisition
Marketing & IT
Revenue Cycle Management
Operations & Strategy
Patient Experience
Finance & Accounting
Sales
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Why Equus

“We founded Equus to bring a deeper level of partnership to healthcare businesses. Together, we’re committed to delivering the kind of expert-led, high-touch support we wish we had when we were in your shoes.”

Jeremy VanDevender and Scott McKee
Equus Owners & Founders
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Interested in Working with the Equus Team?

Our team is thankful to help incredible healthcare businesses achieve more than they think is possible every day. We will be accepting new clients soon. Ready to get started? Contact us now to learn more.