Associate Vice President, Clinical Operations, Northeast Region
CurrentIn partnership with my physician and nursing partners, I am responsible for day-to-day operations, capital and space planning, resource alignment and control, new program planning and development, hospital environment, contracts, leases, and capacity management at a 310-bed Level II Trauma Center and community hospital campus with over 2,900 FTEs. During my tenure, GWV has become Magnet(R) designated and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and we have improved from CMS 3 Star to CMS 4 Star. I am a member of the hospital’s senior leadership team, reporting directly to the regional Chief Administrative Officer. Overseeing revitalization of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (GSWB), including reactivation of ED in July 2018, as part of a strategic growth plan that encompassed over $25m in capital investment, renovation and reopening of 48 beds, infrastructure improvements, and expansion of outpatient services- Executed planning and construction for numerous programmatic enhancements at GSWB, including ED reopening, construction of two Med/Surg units, several primary and specialty care practices, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine South Campus, and growth in. various diagnostic modalitiesLed facility design and business planning for 140,000 sq. ft., $80m Henry Cancer Center expansion- Expected opening in Q2 2022. Construction and clinical and operational planning efforts are in processProvide operational oversight for numerous operational and planning initiatives, including Master Facility Planning, productivity benchmarking, and campus-wide Lean deployment and sustainmentServed as Incident Commander for GWV/GSWB during acute response to COVID-19- Coordinated efforts to develop designated treatment areas for COVID-19 patients, spearheaded detailed surge plans, as well as visitation and traffic management policies, and instituted a tiered vertical communication structure using the HICS frameworkSelected to serve on various system workgroups and committees