Richard Walsh is a Senior Vice President, President Urgent Care Operations & Transformation at Novant Health. He possess expertise in leadership, healthcare, healthcare management, training, managed care and 33 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Rich is a very talented and experienced healthcare executive. He's a seasoned operator who thrives on continuous improvement with an uncanny ability to execute. Rich grounds his decisions with data and has very strong analytical capabilities. He understands the importance of sharing data with others and regularly goes out of his way to assist his colleagues with analysis. Rich is genuine and well respected by his team. He's a compassionate leader with an eye on results. He has achieved above average results in a very difficult operating environment and always finds creative solutions to difficult situations. Rich has been pleasure to work with and will provide value wherever he goes.", "This letter is support of Mr. Richard Walsh. I had the pleasure to work with Mr. Walsh in my capacity as a Physician. He was my regional manager and became a trusted guide and colleague as time went on. Richard is an intelligent, adaptable man who is well-studied and has a vast amount of “life experience”. He brings both of these to his work in the medical field where he is much more than an administrator, he’s an advocate for the quality of medical care available to us all. He impressed me on numerous occasions with his level of wisdom and leadership. He motivates his teams and has earned the respect and admiration of many of us in the medical field. When I had non-clinical crises on the medical floor, he was the first one I would call for guidance, and he truly listened, understood and led me out of some tricky situations. In short he is a man of integrity and honor who approaches his work with intelligence and wisdom. He is a natural leader and a trusted guide. He will do great things and will be a tremendous asset to any organization.", and "Richard was tireless in his work to prepare a statewide, scattered site program for an initial JCAHO accreditation. He took on responsibilities far beyond his region and workd closely with upper management to ensure that the organization wide quality improvement efforts were implemented."