CareOne names chief medical officer.

Byline: NJBIZ STAFF

New Jersey's largest family-owned and operated senior living and post-acute care operator is welcoming a new medical leader.

On Thursday, CareOne said Dr. Amina Ahmed will the join the Fort Lee-based organization effective April 1 as chief medical officer.

Ahmed is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and most recently served as chief of hospitalist medicine and post acute care at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, CareOne said.

"We are thrilled Dr. Ahmed will be joining CareOne to assist our organization in elevating the care we provide to our patients throughout the many care settings and centers that we operate," said CareOne Executive Vice President Lizzy Straus. "Dr. Ahmed is without a doubt the most experienced and outcome-oriented physician practicing in the senior care field in New...