Our Values
We focus on operational excellence, process improvement, and clinical quality
Improve Access
Make healthcare easy: Break down barriers and meet patients where they are
High Performance
Pursue growth, enhance ability, and drive excellence
Seek Solutions
Identify the need and creatively problem-solve
No Job Too Small
Be willing to empty the garbage
We Before Me
Operate as a team, support each other as team, and win as a team
Adaptability
Embrace change in the name of improvement
People First
Lead with compassion as we serve our patients, each other, and our community
Accountability
Consistently do what you say you're going to do: take responsibility for yourself, others, and the job at hand
FirstClass Healthcare Leadership Team
FirstClass Healthcare was founded by a group of Atlanta-based Emergency Physicians and Physician Assistants who are dedicated to setting the new standard for Correctional Healthcare. We pride ourselves on creating a team-based system that focuses on treating residents with compassionate care through operational and clinical excellence. As modern healthcare innovators, our company transcends boundaries common in medical institutions to deliver exceptional patient care.
Benjamin Lefkove, MD, FACEP, CCHP
CEO
Ron Sanders, Jr., PA-C
President
Bernard Coxton, Jr., PA-C
Chief Operations Officer
LaMar Cochran, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Yair Strano
Chief Technology Officer
Joshua Shoemaker, PharmD, BCPS
Vice President, Business Operations
Michael Steele, MSN, MBA, RN, CEN, NEA-BC
Vice President, Nursing
Alison Yeomans, LCSW
Vice President, Mental Health
David Zhou, MD
Vice President, Clinical Operations
FirstClass Healthcare Earns Perfect Score on NCCHC Accreditation in the Gwinnett County Jail; Featured in Atlanta Newscast
FirstClass Healthcare earned a perfect score from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) in compliance with the NCCHC's Standards of Health Services in Jails. The NCCHC accreditation recognizes the commitment of FirstClass Healthcare to improve the quality of care, treatment, health promotion, safety, disease prevention, governance, administration, personnel and training, specialty needs and services, and medical-legal procedures.
FirstClass Healthcare
Setting the New Standard for Correctional + Institutional Healthcare