Lee Brown Email & Phone Number

Kingwood, Tx

Globe trotting, husband, Grampy to 3 delightful grandkids, Dad to 2 wonderful kids and Golf/Tennis player.

Tx

I am fully engaged in developing my golf and tennis game, learning to be a great Grandfather and improving my husband skills. I think I'm really going to like this new job, the pay's not great and the hours are long and I like my boss. Best decision I've made in years!!

Houston, Texas Area

Work with healthcare professionals to develop innovative programs to provide medical and psychiatric services to the community in a cost effective method. Strategic planning and development services for doctors, hospitals and healthcare systems is offered. In-depth knowledge of Houston healthcare opportunities. Works with other professionals in marketplace to offer a balanced viewpoint and plan.

Hired to develop, staff, market, and implement new 20 bed Geri-psych unit within Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. Within 6 months of opening, census reached near capacity at 17, exceeded budget CM expectations by more than $1 million. Interface daily with senior management, dietary, housekeeping, marketing, and finance. Responsible for JCAHO compliance, PI, admissions, billing, and reporting functions. Recruited two physicians and work with consulting medical staff. Responsible for all operations, 24/7. Currently manage staff of 12 nurses, 3 social workers, 8 mental health techs, OT, PT, and Activity therapists, clinical manager, marketing rep, and unit secretary.

Manage all outpatient functions at largest psychiatric hospital in Houston. Tripled volume in three years by adding two new off site clinics, added Geriatric Program, and built a Chemical Dependency Residential Treatment Center. Achieved accreditation and licensure for all new programs. Volume increased from 6000 visits annually to more than 22,000 in 2008. As member of senior mgt team, worked with medical staff and marketing to build credibility and profits for outpatient clinics. Grew contribution margin from 12% to 42% and added $1.8 million to hospital bottom line in 2008.

Served as Assistant for 2 years before being promoted to Administrator of 68 bed Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program. During last year, grew census from 35 to 60, successfully completed CARF audits, Clean TDHS surveys, added new retail work opportunities for vocational program, built 2 new buildings, and renegotiated rate structure on life care patients, decreased turnover, increased profitability and EBIDTA by 30%. Managed staff of 120 ftes, $8M budget, marketing and professional relations.

CEO of Terrell Community Hospital and Doctors Hospital, Houston, TX

Home healthcare business

Hired to develop a new direction for a family owned home healthcare agency. Responsibilities included managing the Austin Unit and its 8 branches servicing 12000 home health visits monthly and offering management services to hospitals, supervising their startup or existing home health agencies. Worked with managed care companies to negotiate contracts and covered lives. Traveled extensively throughout Texas from Waco to Victoria, managing 2 hospital contracts

Serving as financial and operations consultant with Acquisitions and Mergers Division of HealthPlus. On-site analysis of operations, finances, physicians, contracts, and community to recommend purchase of facilities. Work with Senior Management, Medical Staff, and Board of Directors. Serve as coordinator to bring physician partners for acquisition. Worked on Houston

Hired by Mid-America Healthcare Group to manage 121 bed JCAHO North Houston Hospital. Mid-America Healthcare Group purchased by Columbia/HCA in November 95. Averaged over 80% occupancy, major emphasis on outpatient, Home Health, Hispanic market. Hospital Earnings (ebidta) exceeded $9.8 Million. Implemented concurrent case management. Managed very successful Diabetes Center, added Hyperbaric chambers, and expanded Home Health volume. Expanded clinic structure and medical practice acquisitions Actively pursed merger activities with Parkway Hospital . Consolidated OB, ER, PT, adding SNF, sharing managers.

Exceeded prior year's budget by $800K, grew earnings in four years from $1.08M to $5.4M. Led successful $10M buyout of 48-bed local competitor, merged two facilities into one 121- bed multi-campus hospital. Consolidated 400+ ftes and two medical staffs. Eliminated duplicative services and lowered costs. Census grew from 17 to 68 ADC while dropping LOS from 7 to 4.5 days, Outpatient, ER, and surgical volumes doubled. Developed and implemented successfully an 18-bed Skilled Nursing Unit, Same Day Surgery Unit, 10-bed Rehabilitation Unit, multi-branch Home Health agency with 26,000 visits, three rural health clinics, three medical staff office practices, and two multi-specialty practices. Recruited 14 new physicians. Attained 3 year accreditation with JCAHO

Opened new 80-bed hospital in August, 1988, recruited all staff and physicians, and passed JCAHO in October. As one of the most successful hospital openings in company's history, we exceeded first year budget by $2.5 M. Milestone of 100% occupancy reached in less than 8 months. Created outpatient treatment centers and built an additional 36 beds to reach 116 bed capacity.

Rural not-for-profit Nebraska 135 bed medical center with full continuum of care. The 135 bed facility had 45 bed acute care, 80 bed nursing home, 10 bed skilled unit Increased retained earnings from $0 to >$2 M in 3 years. Educated medical staff relative to DRG's, JCAHO accreditation.

Mha, Hospital Administration

Bs, Engineering Management