Executive responsible for operational and strategic leadership of $628 million continuum of care serving the Downriver region. Strategic priorities include continued enhancement of services for growing senior population, transformation to align care and community outreach with health reform initiatives and further integration of care within Henry Ford Health System.

Strategically led and orchestrated complex due-diligence process, contract negotiation, and final-deal transaction merging two healthcare organizations. Executive leadership responsibility for integrating the professional and clinical services of the new and unique partnership that enhances and continuously improves healthcare services throughout southwest Michigan. Responsible for leading and inspiring staff partnerships among the newly formed system to promote, share, and implement ‘best practices’ system-wide.

Executive responsible for diagnostic and ancillary services-laboratory and radiology, support services-food and nutrition, EVS, employed physician network, community programs and advocacy. Responsible for strategic growth, program development, and operational leadership. Provided executive leadership for employed-physician network, a group of 30 physicians practicing in 11 locations across Oakland County.

Executive responsibility for business development, food and nutrition services, advocacy and employed physician network. Responsible for identification of key growth strategies and new program development. Interfaced with key community, trustees, and medical leadership. • Six Sigma project champion, provided support for physician credentialing project-$290k savings • Developed and implemented Hispanic OB/GYN clinical outreach program.• Redesigned compensation and clinical model for critical care, sleep and pulmonology services• Enhanced orthopedic foot and ankle program through recruitment of new associate• Led the stabilization of oncology service line through business planning model and physician recruitment• Led development of pilot program for a multidisciplinary pain management assessment center• Developed and implemented weight management strategy including bariatric surgery and an outpatient medical weight loss program• Led the implementation of a room service dietary program for patients, effectively increasing patient satisfaction with food service• Led development and implementation of community outreach strategy and program to impact outcomes for chronic disease for the Hispanic and African American community • Led the development and implementation of organization growth plan which led to a 1.5% increase in inpatient volume in a very competitive market