MediTrans, Louisiana’s Coordinated Transportation Network for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), today announced the expansion of its leadership team with two new vice presidents, alongside the continued leadership of its Chief Operating Officer.
Throughout 2026, MediTrans has advanced quality, outcomes, and insights to improve NEMT for over 2.1M Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana.
“MediTrans has talented and dynamic leaders who make that possible, and we are happy to announce additions to our leadership team to accelerate our mission and vision,” said Derek Hoy, President and CEO of MediTrans.
Carey Hotard joins MediTrans as VP, Quality and Chief Compliance Officer with more than 20 years of healthcare experience. For the last 10 years she has worked for Centene / Louisiana Healthcare Connections, where she managed provider network performance and the health plan’s quality improvement program. Earlier in her career, Carey managed corporate compliance for a portfolio of assisted living facilities. At MediTrans she will build out the company’s Quality and Compliance Pillar, including its focus on addressing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.
Hobie Fluitt joins MediTrans as Vice President of Strategy, bringing nearly 20 years of healthcare experience, including leadership in clinic operations at Ochsner Health System. His background also includes ground and air medical transport as a Registered Paramedic, EMS quality improvement, and EMS operations management. He has also served as a Director in public health. At MediTrans, Hobie will focus on strengthening healthcare facility partnerships, advancing strategic initiatives, and optimizing transportation coordination for hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities throughout Louisiana.
Leah Begnaud continues as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Over the last five years she has overseen nearly every aspect of MediTrans operations, including leading the organization through the onboarding of three additional health plans that doubled the size and scope of the company. She has become a dynamic and impactful industry leader positioned to guide MediTrans core services for broad scale, quality, and impact.
Headshots and full bios for the MediTrans leadership team are available at https://meditrans.com/about-us/.
About MediTrans
Founded in 2003, MediTrans is Louisiana’s first and only Coordinated Transportation Network (CTN), providing non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid members on behalf of the state’s health plans. Learn more at https://meditrans.com.
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