East-West - Skilled Professionals and Visionaries

Skilled Health Professionals

The multispecialty staff at East-West Health Centers includes skilled health professionals in the following disciplines. Just "click" on any discipline to view staff biographies:

Acupuncturists & Chinese Herbalists promote the body's natural healing and help prevent illness and injury.
Chiropractors apply principles and techniques of chropractic medicine in prevention and treatment.
Massage Therapists employ a vast array of massage bodywork and energy healing modalities including Swedish, deep tissue, neuromuscular, and relaxation massage, trigger point therapy, Esalen, trauma release, reflexology, therapeutic touch, and other therapies.
Medical Doctors offer traditional primary care and gynecological services in a holistic manner.
Naturopathic Physicians relate emotional belief and physiology by employing naturopathic and homeopathic principles to generate cures.
Physician Assistants
Psychologists/Psychotherapists

East-West Founders

East-West Health Centers was founded by the following visionaries:

H. Phil Herre
Managing Partner
Phil was President/CEO of Aurora Presbyterian Hospital from 1979-1996. During 1995-96 he also served as Chief Operating Officer for HealthOne and was responsible for Swedish Medical Center and Presbyterian/St. Lukes Medical Center. He left his hospital management career in August 1996 as President/CEO of Aurora Presbyterian Hospital, Aurora Regional Medical Center and Centennial Healthcare Plaza. Prior to his hospital management career he was a Healthcare Consultant in Chicago.
He has served on the Board of Directors for numerous local organizations including American Cancer Society, P/SL Community Foundation, Aurora Education Foundation and the DIA Business Partnership. He also served as Chairman of the Board for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Hospital Shared Services, Colorado Hospital Association, and the Aurora Economic Development Council.
Phil Graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in Industrial Technology and Loyola University with an MBA. He is active in sports with particular interest in golf, baseball, snowmobiling and bicycling.
Jill Howell
Managing Partner
Jill has spent the last 20+ years in health care, in both operations and marketing. From 1980-'91, she was with Hospital Corporation of America in Wichita, helping begin Health Strategies, one of the premier occupational and health promotion programs in the country. Since relocating to Colorado in 1991, she has managed outpatient rehab clinics for Rose Medical Center ('91-'93) and served as Executive Director for HealthMark from '93-'96. Since launching East-West Health Centers in 1996, she has been involved in every aspect of the growth and development of the company. Current responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations and marketing.
A graduate of Phillips University (B.S.) in Enid, Oklahoma and Kansas State University (M.S.) in Manhattan, Kansas, Jill spends time away from East-West running, snowshoeing, golfing and playing softball. She is also an avid reader and plays guitar (but not well).