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As the CEO of the Avera Heart Hospital I'm proud to serve a nationally recognized leader in heart and vascular care. As the region's first hospital dedicated solely to the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, we’re focusing on the nation's number one killer. Patients receive the benefits of advanced technology and personalized services specific to their individual needs.

Rapid City, South Dakota, Us

Directed overall market operations including 417 bed tertiary hospital, 22 clinics, and home health/Hospice company. Delivered on strategic goals for parent organization, including patient/family experience, financial stewardship, community relations, caregiver and physician engagement, and safety/quality measures. Partnered with medical staff (approximately 50% independent and 50% employed in market). Planned construction of $250,000,000 campus expansion.

Rapid City, South Dakota, Us

As the apprentice to the President, I managed overall strategic and operational focus of hospital and served on senior executive team of health system. We reduced ALOS for the 417 bed hospital by 0.75 thus reducing patient diversions.

Sioux Falls, Sd, Us

Led strategic direction and operations of 32 operating rooms, 20 radiology sites, and 10 angiography labs. Worked closely with medical staff as well as directors. Served on senior executive team in Fargo market of geographically most expansive contiguous health system in United States.We increased profitability by $35,000,000, participated on merger team between MeritCare/Sanford as well as Fairview/Sanford, implemented new electronic medical record (EPIC) for hospital and clinic, participated in the planning for the construction of $550,000,000 replacement hospital and oversaw construction of four operating rooms ($6,000,000) and two cardiac cath labs ($6,000,000).

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Rapid City, South Dakota, Us

Oversaw heart, radiology, cancer, research, psychiatry, auxiliary, volunteer, and support services with 1,200 employees and annual gross revenues of $150,000,000. Served as executive as well as board member on three joint ventures with independent physicians. Led state of South Dakota in tobacco-free campus initiative for all hospitals.I managed the financial improvement of over $20,000,000, I served on three joint venture boards resulting in improved access, financial performance, and quality performance. Additionally, I increased employee engagement in senior leadership by 50 percentile points. Additionally, I improved hospital imaging, cardiac, and endoscopic volume by 10%, 20%, and 15% respectively while reducing FTEs aggregately by over 5%.

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