Angie brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to her role as area chief executive officer at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals of The Woodlands and Vision Park. She has been with Encompass Health since 1997 and was the CEO at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble for 14 years prior to assuming her role as area CEO. She promotes an environment of clinical excellence with the primary goal to help each patient regain their highest level of independence and enhance their quality of life. A Texas native, Angie is a graduate of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. She also earned her master's degree in business administration from Colorado State University.

Dr. Hird is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation and provides inpatient rehabilitation services for patients at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Vision Park. After growing up in The Woodlands, he attended the University of Texas at Austin and completed his medical school training at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and is board- certified by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He returned to his hometown and began his practice in 2003. Dr. Hird's practice focuses on inpatient rehabilitation at several local hospitals with the primary goal of restoring function to improve his patient's quality of life. He served as the medical director at Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital in The Woodlands over the past seven years and transitioned into the medical director of Encompass Health Vision Park in 2015.

Dr. Hird is an independent private practice physician.

Di’Angela “Angie” was promoted to director of case management in 2014 after being a floor case manager for six years. She has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, moving from health and human services to case management in 2009. Angie earned a bachelor's degree in health administration from Texas Southern University and a master’s degree in business administration from Belhaven University. She is also a certified director of case management. Angie strives to lead her team to greater heights and focuses on safe discharge planning for all.

Michael is responsible for the physical environment at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of The Woodlands. His duties include regulatory compliance for TJC/CMS/TDH and OSHA as well as the day-to-day operations of the maintenance, environmental and dietary departments. Michael is a Texas Master Electrician with an extensive background in healthcare construction as well as facility management. He is an active member of TAHFM, ASHE, NFPA, FEMA and actively participates in the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council.

Chad has been practicing in the field of pharmacy for more than 19 years, including 10 years in pharmacy management. He currently oversees operations at both Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Vision Park and Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of The Woodlands. Chad earned his Doctorate of Pharmacy from Drake University.

Tameka has served two different roles at Encompass Health Vision Park. She served as the director of case management from 2008-2014. Then in October 2014, she was promoted to director of quality and risk management. Tameka has been a nurse since 1998, and her experience includes ER, trauma, orthopedics and plastics. She is passionate about improving the quality of life, great outcomes and giving back to each patient and family. Tameka has a warm approach in the area of patient satisfaction and caring for each person as a whole. She is a team player in every area of her career.

Ginger has been a physical therapist for more than 23 years, obtaining her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Louisiana State University Medical Center. She has experience in many areas of rehabilitation but has a special love for geriatrics and inpatient rehabilitation. After moving to the area in 2008, she began her career with Encompass Health Vision Park as a staff physical therapist. In 2012, she was promoted to the director of therapy operations.

Sheila has been with Encompass Health since 2000 and with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble since 2010. She brings more than 10 years of hospital accounting experience. Sheila earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Phoenix.

Maria began her career in healthcare in 2008. She joined Encompass Health The Woodlands in 2010 and joined the Encompass Health Vision Park team as the hospital HIPAA officer in 2016. Maria’s responsibilities at Encompass Health Vision Park include data privacy compliance monitoring; conflicts of interest; internal investigations; compliance communication, training and awareness; and policy development and review. She brings first-hand knowledge of how implementation of HIPAA policies and procedures affect the workplace.

Julie brings nearly 20 years of healthcare experience to her role as area business development director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospitals of The Woodlands and Vision Park. She has been with Encompass Health since 2018, and was previously the business development director at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble prior to assuming her role as area business development director. Julie is a graduate of George Mason University where she earned her bachelor's degree in nursing and has worked in various clinical settings. She is an advocate for patients who require inpatient rehabilitation in an effort for them to regain their highest level of independence and enhance their quality of life.

Valerie Wells has served as a director of human resources with Encompass Health since 1995. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Valerie began her career at Encompass Health at the Cane Creek and Martin, Tennessee locations, and then transferred to Encompass Health The Woodlands in 2007. Valerie continues to serve The Woodlands team but also began serving as the human resources director for the Vision Park Encompass Health in 2015.