Ken Johnson Email & Phone Number

Wichita, KS, US

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Ascension St. Francis is a 200 bed community hospital providing critical care services with a Level 1 Trauma Service

Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Area

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

• Led a team of 1350 FTEs, with 12 direct reports, for a regional 190 bed acute care hospital serving the needs of 65K residents of Reno County. This included managing 4 additional entities within the Healthcare System.
• Steered development and construction of a $7M ICU replacement that instituted a round design to improve visibility of patients and staff communication.
• Initiated multidisciplinary clinical team to address COVID-19 manifestation in the community, as well as provide guidance to staff members in mandated protocols.
• Developed plan and secured Board approval to build $7.5M childcare academy to address significant shortage and foster recruitment and retention of clinical staff.
• Established Hutchinson Regional Physician Network to include 2 pulmonologists, hematologist, oncologist, radiation oncologist, urology group clinic, orthopedic group clinic, neurosurgeon, and primary care clinic.
• Led key stakeholders in the selection, training, and implementation of $20M Cerner EHR.

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

• Led a team of 300, with 13 direct reports, after advancing to COO to oversee ancillary departments (respiratory therapy, dietary, environmental services, plant operations, security, pharmacy, lab, and imaging).
• Established private hospitalist program that covered 25% of the hospital inpatient census.
• Served on executive team that steered a $6.2M ED renovation and expansion project to on-time, on-budget completion.
• Created a facility master plan for the health system’s 5 entities—Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Hospice and Home Care of Reno County, Horizons Mental Health Center, Health-E-Quip and Mainline.

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

• Lead a team of 100, with 5 direct reports, to manage all financial functions, while establishing transparency and trust in financial reporting with Board of Directors.
• Created weekly financial and performance dashboard to estimate month-end results that delivered 95% accuracy.
• Developed investment policy for hospital and foundation, creating benchmarks for Finance Committee to monitor and evaluate.
• Negotiated $3.9M settlement with Office of the Inspector General for wound care claims incorrectly billed prior to arrival.

Wichita, Kansas, United States

• Led a team of 15, with 7 direct reports, for financial and risk management functions for hospital and multi-specialty physician practice, accounting, accounts payable, payroll, materials management, reporting.
• Served as a key executive negotiating the sale of hospital to HCA for $60M in 2012.
• Managed financing and all other aspects of planning, designing, and building of facility expansion projects. This included new OR suite, 26-bed patient care unit, CT scanner and 14-bed ED to capture patient volume.
• Key executive contact for CMS regarding regulatory investigation which lasted 3 years and resulted in the Hospital recouping all monies withheld from the Hospital ($6M).

Master Of Health Science, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Accounting

Business Administration And Management, General