Nascentia Health

Nascentia Health recently welcomed two new employees to its Syracuse headquarters.

KARA PASSALACQUA is the utilization review registered nurse (RN) who examines the appropriateness of health-care expenditures as regulated by state, federal, and organizational guidelines through the utilization-review process. She assures that Nascentia’s members receive high quality, cost-efficient health care services that meet their home and community-based needs. Passalacqua previously worked for MVHS for more than 10 years, spending much of her career there in the intensive-care unit. In her last three years at MVHS, she worked as a quality management RN, playing a key role in spearheading various performance-improvement projects and managing several areas within the hospital to ensure compliance with quality-care outcomes.

KIMBERLY INMAN is the executive administration assistant to Nascentia’s chief operating officer, providing specialized program support and higher-level office support duties. She represents the officer by attending meetings as requested in their absence. Inman has worked as a paralegal for the past 20 years and received her associate degree from Bryant & Stratton College and a nursing degree from Onondaga Community College. She is licensed as a real-estate salesperson and public notary.