Nate Brunetti, LNHA
Administrator
Pittsburg State graduate who grew up three blocks away. Has run Crawford Hills since 2014.
Our people
Meet our team
The people who run the halls, the gym and the calendar.
Our team
The masthead
Dr. Lillian Choi, MD
Medical Director
Pittsburg internist who rounds twice a week and leads our wound rounds.
Tammy Gorman, RN
Director of Nursing
Twenty-four years at Crawford Hills, from aide to director of nursing.
DeShawn Carter, PT, DPT
Therapy Director
Former college athlete who coaches patients like teammates. Runs a seven-day gym.
Maria Esposito, RN, WCC
Wound Care Nurse
Wound-certified and meticulous. Rounds with Dr. Choi every Thursday.
Joel Hartman, MT-BC
Music Therapist
Board-certified music therapist and the reason Tuesday afternoons are standing-room only.
Becky Wallace
Activities Director
Keeps the calendar full, the parties loud and every birthday remembered.
Gina Pappas, LMSW
Social Services Director
Guides families through KanCare, VA benefits and discharge plans.
Carl Diskin
Dietary Manager
Thirty years in our kitchen and keeper of the Sunday fried chicken recipe.
Ashley Novak
Admissions Coordinator
Takes hospital calls seven days a week and meets every new family at the door.
Sample family reviews
Letters from families
Dad worked twice as hard in therapy so he could play guitar at Tuesday music hour. He went home in eighteen days.
They threw Mom a ninetieth birthday party with the whole family. She talked about it for months.
DeShawn coached me like I was on his team. New hip, back home in sixteen days.
Maria healed a pressure wound on my husband's heel that we'd fought for months.
Gina helped us apply for KanCare when the savings ran out. She made it bearable.
My mother has dementia and doesn't always know us. She always knows the songs on Tuesday.
There's always something going on. Grandpa says he's busier here than he was at home.
The nurses call me before I have to call them. That's all I ever wanted.
After his stroke, the speech therapist got Dad talking again. He told me a joke on day twelve.
Sunday fried chicken with Mom is the best hour of my week.
Come on a Tuesday. Stay for the music.
Tour any day, but Tuesday afternoon is music hour. Call or text Nate and he'll save you a seat.