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John Parks

Associate Partner at Stoneridge Partners

Louisville, KY Website 800-218-3944
Updated September 2026
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About

John Parks serves as Associate Partner at Stoneridge Partners, guiding healthcare business owners considering their next steps. He founded and sold three healthcare companies over the last 30 years. He began his healthcare career in 1993 by starting On Call Home Care, a Medicare certified home health agency. He sold that rapidly growing business to Tenet Health System after just three years. He also founded Diversified Med Services in 1993, supplying medical equipment and supplies to home health and skilled nursing. He served as Diversified's CEO until Lincare acquired it in 2003. In 1996, he purchased Home Health First's assets following the On Call sale. He renamed the entirely private-pay home care business On Call Plus. He operated On Call Plus for nine years before selling it to Educare in 2005. He has shared 37 years of marriage with Kim; they have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Who is a good fit for John Parks

  • Healthcare business owners considering next steps who value an advisor's firsthand experience operating and selling companies.

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John Parks draws on ownership experience across Medicare certified home health, private-pay home care, and medical equipment and supplies. He supplied the home health and skilled nursing sectors through Diversified Med Services. He guides owners considering their businesses' next steps.

John Parks sold On Call Home Care to Tenet Health System after three years. He remained Diversified Med Services' CEO until Lincare acquired it in 2003. He also operated On Call Plus for nine years before its sale to Educare in 2005.

John Parks acquired Home Health First's assets in 1996 after selling On Call Home Care. He purchased assets previously belonging jointly to Baylor Health System, Visiting Nurse Association and Presbyterian Health System. He renamed the entirely private-pay home care company On Call Plus.

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