The Celtic Story

As a practicing physical therapist directly out of college, Celtic Healthcare Founder and CEO Arnie Burchianti noticed a stark disconnect between the various disciplines of healthcare providers that were caring for a patient. Nurses weren’t communicating their patients’ needs to physical therapists and physical therapists weren’t communicating with occupational therapists and so on. As a result, patients weren’t receiving top-notch care. At Duquesne University, Burchianti was taught that integrated healthcare was the key to quality care, and he immediately understood the need for an organization that practiced this vital concept. In 2000, Arnie set out to form a Medicare-certified home healthcare agency, centered on strong multi-disciplinary communication and streamlined information technology. At a time when Medicare-certified agencies were closing left and right, Burchianti was confident that his unique model would blossom.

At that time, and even currently, each sector of healthcare is under pressure, being forced to continually deliver high quality healthcare services with declining reimbursement and increased regulatory oversight due to the changing political, legislative, and regulatory landscape in the United States. As a result, Arnie decided to become the BEST provider of home healthcare services and formulated the mission of partnering with hospitals by acquiring their home healthcare divisions, which oftentimes are not their greatest area of expertise or their primary profit center.

In 2006, Celtic Healthcare put this mission into motion by acquiring the Homecare division of Carlisle Regional Medical Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which was the first of three recent acquisitions. Celtic also purchased Geriatric Care Management Services in 2006, which is known today as Celtic Geriatric Care Management. In 2008, Celtic Healthcare acquired Jameson VNA, part of the Jameson Health System in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and Forum Health at Home, the homecare division of the Forum Health System in Youngstown, Ohio. This smart, strategic growth has led Celtic Healthcare to the rank of #5 out of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest growing companies by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2007 and now to be honored in Pittsburgh’s 100 again in 2008.

Corporate culture is also a vital component of Celtic Healthcare’s continued success. As one of the few organizations that truly live and breathe established core values - accountability, teamwork, integrity, service excellence, and mutual respect - Celtic Healthcare has made a name for itself with both employees and clients. In 2008, Celtic Healthcare was recognized by internationally-renowned PeopleKeys, Inc. for receiving unprecedented, benchmark-setting results in the healthcare industry through an employee quality and satisfaction survey. In addition, Celtic Healthcare was named #1 Large Company in the 2007 “Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania” and was among the Top 100 “Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania” with a #40 ranking in 2007 and pending ranking again in 2008.

As consistent growth and benchmarked employee and client satisfaction shows, Celtic Healthcare is making its mark in the home healthcare industry.

Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic) is a leading multi-state, full-continuum home healthcare services provider. Headquartered north of Pittsburgh in Mars, PA, Celtic offers a comprehensive array of home health-related services, including: Geriatric Care Management, Living Assistance Services, Homecare, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech/Language Pathology, Medical/Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Medical Social Services, and Palliative and Hospice Care, through an integrated multi-organizational approach. Celtic Healthcare was named #1 Large Company in the 2007 “Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania” and was ranked #5 out of Pittsburgh’s 100 fastest growing companies by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2007.

"Modeled from the connectivity of the Celtic Knot, Celtic Healthcare represents the power and integrity of human works"

- Arnie Burchianti, CEO