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Chief Operating Officer, HealthTrust Europe, a division of HCA and HCA International.Senior officer responsible for international healthcare contracting, account management and for the Group Purchasing Organization serving the NHS and the private for profit sector of the United Kingdom.

Operations, Contracting/ Negotiation, Supply Chain, Pharamcy, Master Site Planning

Supply Chain, Pharmacy, Economic Inclusion, Environmental, Operations Responsible for $369 million in contracting. Created the structure for a system-wide supply chain discipline and objective metrics. Initiated value analysis teams, process for contract negotiation, contract/ vendor management, open inclusive competitive construction/ facilities management bids/ awards, and executed monthly executive report systems which produced quantitative analysis measuring quality, savings, service & price. Results: National "best practice" supply chain metrics as reported by Broadlane/ Med Assets. Sole source contract compliance > 95%. Speed to contract conversion< 3 weeks. Clinically driven, highly compliant supply chain discipline.

Responsible for the book of business for all neuroscience and orthopedic DRGs, Cpts, products, services, contracts, profit/loss, public relations/marketing and quality across seven hospitals.Results: Established a quaternary neuroscience referral system to the University Hospital Medical Center, improved revenue and expense management, improved aggregate profitability of both service lines.

Responsible for design, strategic plan, operations, implementation and evaluation of an academic regional referral center for neuroscience. Chairman of the hospital/ physician task force involving: nine academic department chairs, hospital administrators, nursing, pharmacy, allied health professionals, community business leaders and marketing communication professionals.Authored, sponsored and administratively responsible for the book of business/business plan, including performance metrics for four neuroscience centers: neuro-vascular, neuro-oncology, neuro-functional and neuro-trauma.Results: Five-year program evaluation documenting regional leadership in clinical pathways, ICU protocols, surgical/procedural volume growth, profitability, market share dominance, branding recognition, top (50) hospitals in US News & World Report, continuity of care protocols from initial visit to rehabilitation in LTAC/SNF centers, highest patient satisfaction scores in the medical center, lowest staff turnover.

140 FTE direct reportsResponsible for the 24x7 operations of the neuroscience ICU, neuro-stepdown unit, epilepsy monitoring unit and two 20-bed acute care units at the University Hospital Medical Center. Accountable for budget, revenue, expenses, staffing, hiring/ firing, leading/mentoring professional and non-professional staff, constructive discipline/grievance hearings with bargaining units, clinical pathway/protocol/policy and procedure development, federal, state, JCAHO, ODH, HIPPA compliance requirements, collaborative rounding and early discharge planning, morbidity/mortality review, staff training and education, patient, physician and staff satisfaction. Results: Stability of the management team, bi-annual performance appraisals of all direct reports, designing, opening and operating a regional state-of-the-art intensive care unit, improving the professional staff/support staff ratio and clarifying roles and responsibilities, improved quality and subsequently payor mix of patient population, highest quality scores regarding reducing falls/hospital acquired infections/ICU protocols, highest patient satisfaction score as measured by Press Ganey, promoting advance practice of registered nurse through the clinical ladder and national specialty certification, superior physician/resident/medical student relationships and creation of standards of care and professional behavior for all healthcare disciplines.

NeuroscienceDirect patient care.Advanced practice: pre-operative assessments, neurological exams, protocol development for spinal cord injury/ acute head injury/subarachnoid hemorrhage/ lumbar laminectomy/ acute cervical disc. Five years as a first or second assistant in the operating room.