Co-owner of Saber Healthcare to speak at Pitt-Bradford

George Repchick, co-owner and president of Saber Healthcare Group LLC and a 1982 alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, will speak as part of the university's Executive Speaker Series Feb. 23.

Repchick, who began Saber with his partner, Bill Weisberg, in 2001 by operating a single inner-city nursing home in Cleveland, will speak at 11:30 a.m. in the Mukaiyama University Room. A question-and-answer period will follow. The event is free and open to the public.

Saber has grown to more than 100 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in six states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana and Florida) that employ more than 10,000 people.

Additionally, Repchick has led an initiative to develop and build state-of-the art new nursing homes in all of Saber's markets. This is relatively unique in an industry where most facilities are at least 25 years old. Most of Saber's homes are less than 10 years old.

Saber is one of the largest nursing home providers in the United States with more than 10,000 beds.

In addition to leading the growth of Saber, Repchick has also successfully co-founded businesses in the institutional pharmacy, oxygen and durable medical equipment, home health, ambulance and even the restaurant industries.

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