Nathan Brightwell
Administrator
Nathan helped design Tomahawk Creek and has run it since the doors opened. He reads every patient survey himself.
Our people
Meet our team
Physicians, nurses, therapists and the people who get you in the door.
Our team
The team
Dr. Danielle Ford
Medical Director
An internist and hospitalist in Johnson County for twelve years. She rounds Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Evan Kowalski, RN
Director of Nursing
Evan came from Overland Park Regional's orthopedic floor. He knows what surgeons expect, and what patients worry about at 2 a.m.
Ryan Mendes, DPT
Director of Rehabilitation
Ryan built the practice apartment and the outdoor path. He has a soft spot for patients who say they'll never walk again.
Jenny Park, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Jenny runs the practice kitchen and the bathroom drills. Her patients go home knowing how to shower safely on their own.
Marcus Greene, LMSW
Director of Social Services
Marcus handles insurance questions, discharge planning and the hard conversations, with the same patience every time.
Sample family reviews
In their words
It doesn't feel like a nursing home because it isn't one. Private room, good food, therapy twice a day. I went home walking in sixteen days.
The stairs in the gym are the same height as the stairs in our split-level. That's not an accident. They asked.
After my stroke I couldn't button a shirt. Jenny had me buttoning, cooking eggs and folding laundry before I left.
We got a written plan on day two and a progress update every Thursday. That's all we wanted.
My mother is ninety-one. Nobody here treated her like she was too old to get better. She went home.
Marcus figured out my Medicare Advantage paperwork in an afternoon. I'd been on hold with them for a week.
I did my outpatient therapy here after I went home, with the same therapist. That continuity mattered.
Plan your recovery before your surgery.
Call admissions seven days a week, or have your surgeon's office send a referral.