Dave Caris
COO, Amerimed MIH

Dave began his career in 1993 as an EMT/Firefighter with a volunteer fire department. After obtaining his paramedic certification in 1994, he worked for private EMS services, a county 911 system, and a hospital-based transportation network. Obtaining his nursing degree in 2000, his clinical background includes ICU, ED, Mobile ICU, and flight. In 2006, Dave transitioned into various acute care, outpatient, and pre-hospital leadership roles.

He is coming to Amerimed from the Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica health system. He worked for nearly 27 years, most recently as the Director of Operations for the health system’s transportation network and then as Associate Vice President of the Hospital at Home program. Dave is passionate about starting new programs, leading healthy work environments, and focusing on streamlined, efficient operations. In his free time, Dave enjoys the outdoors through hiking and motorcycling and also loves spending time with his three adult children.