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Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Provide impactful consulting to various healthcare organizations seeking help with complex analytics, operations, payer agreements, revenue cycle improvement, strategic growth, acquisition, divestitures, and restructuring.• Conducted comprehensive due diligence to restructure and acquire two highly distressed hospitals.- Developed strategic business plan.- Navigated deep dive into revenue cycle components for hospitals and medical groups.- Facilitated capitalization table and operating agreement among equity members.- Invited to be an equity holder.• Advised community physicians on payer contracting, operations improvement, and business strategy.• Guided startup to grow remote patient monitoring services, telehealth, and remote care solutions.• Facilitated third-party administrator expansion of healthcare medical expense reimbursement program.

Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Recruited to this 231-bed rural safety net, level 3 trauma center with over 600 employees,194 providers, and 12 clinics. Salvaged hospital from Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The top five service lines included trauma, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, and acute inpatient rehabilitation.Gross Revenue: $286M. Net Revenue: $77M. EBITDA: $3M.• Grew EBITDA by $19M with an operating margin of 5%.• Grew ER visits by ten visits per day.• Achieved TJC accreditation and publicly reported quality accolades.• Converted electronic health record (EHR) from Siemens Soarian to Oracle Health CommunityWorks.• Purchased Da Vinci surgical system.• Improved CDI education and compliance resulting in growth of CMI from 1.2 to 1.8.• Renegotiated payer agreements.• Oversaw medical group and management services organization.• Recruited more than more than 15 physicians to the professional group.• Established otolaryngology surgical line, hearing center, and clinic with visits exceeding 20 per day.

Watsonville, California, United States

Recruited to this 106-bed rural safety net primary care hospital with over 500 employees, 200 providers, and five clinics. The top five service lines included orthopedics, spine, general surgery, urology, and wound care.Gross Revenue: $858M. Net Revenue: $115M EBITDA: -$2.9M (COVID19).• Grew outpatient surgical volume from 33 to 45 cases per month.• Achieved TJC accreditation and publicly reported quality accolades.• Managed union environment.• Converted electronic health record (EHR) from MEDHOST to MEDHOST Cloud.• Replaced non-operable cardiac catheterization laboratory with a Philips Azurion system.• Purchased Mako surgical system.• Oversaw friendly PC medical group and management services organization.• Recruited four surgeons and two invasive cardiologists.• Established intensivist program and tele infectious disease program.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Prospect Medical SystemsChief Development OfficerOrange, CAPromoted internally to this privately held management services organization to grow capitated membership of owned and managed medical groups and independent practice associations.Southern California Healthcare System, Culver City, CAChief Executive OfficerRecruited to turn around this privately held 610-bed capitated urban tertiary care system with over 1,400 employees, 740 providers, and one medical office building. Hospitals included Southern California Hospital at: Culver City (453 beds), Hollywood (100 beds), and Van Nuys (57 beds). The top five service lines included: behavioral health, cardiology, spine, general surgery, and acute inpatient rehabilitation. Culver facility was the banker hospital for approximately 100K capitated lives.Gross Revenue: $1.1B. Net Revenue: $222M. EBITDA: $57M.• Grew EBITDA by $42M with an operating margin of 26%.• Grew non-capitated admissions by 11% and outpatient surgery cases by 30%.• Achieved multiple accreditations including TJC and publicly reported quality accolades.• Managed union environment.• Converted electronic health record (EHR) from McKesson Paragon to Allscripts Sunrise.• Reduced 108 RN traveler assignments and 140 positions resulting in savings of $7.8M.• Reduced medical length of stay by 2 days resulting in savings of $8.6M.• Converted 2 psychiatric units from involuntary to voluntary status resulting in savings of $5.6M.• Opened a 33-bed psychiatric unit.

Marina Del Rey, Ca

Recruited to turn around this provider owned, 145-bed surgical hospital with 650 employees, 377 providers, two 1206d hospital based clinics, and one medical office building. The top five service lines included spine, orthopedics, bariatrics, minimally invasive surgery, and cardiology.Goss Revenue: $424M. Net Revenue: $100M. EBITDA: $13M.• Grew EBITDA by $16M with an operating margin of 13%.• Grew annual admissions by 5.8%.• Grew inpatient spine cases by 7%, and outpatient surgical cases by 19.6%.• Grew inpatient bariatric surgical cases by 25%, and outpatient cases by 13%.• Achieved multiple accreditations including TJC and publicly reported quality accolades.• Managed union environment.• Recruited or redirected more than 50 providers.• Opened a 13-bed private room medical surgical unit.

Barstow, California, United States

Barstow Community Hospital, Barstow, CAHospital Chief Executive Officer 7/2011 – 1/2014Recruited to lead the turn-around of this 57-bed rural safety net primary care hospital with 300 employees, 106 providers, and two clinics post CMS revalidation and oversee the construction of a new state of the art $80M 30-bed replacement hospital. The top five service lines included general surgery, cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, and obstetrics.Gross Revenue: $367M. Net Revenue: $52M. EBITDA: $13M.• Grew EBITDA by $2M with an operating margin of 25%.• Grew ER visits from 90 to 100 per day.• Achieved TJC accreditation and publicly reported quality accolades.• Managed union environment.• Established friendly PC medical group and MSO.• Opened replacement hospital on October 13, 2012.

Recruited to this privately held 282-bed flagship level 2 urban trauma center with 1,400 employees, 700 providers, one 1206d hospital based clinic, and two medical office buildings. The top five service lines were obstetrics, burn, neuro-interventional surgery, cardiac surgery, and kidney transplant.Gross Revenue: $698M. Net Revenue: $195M. EBITDA: $29M.• Grew EBITDA by $17M with an operating margin of 15%.• Achieved multiple accreditations including TJC and publicly reported quality accolades.• Reduced nursing registry expense by $2.5M annually.• Reduced linen cost by $92K annually while improving linen quality and supply management.• Reduced security services expense by 184K annually while improving security and safety.• Installed Toshiba VF-I biplane neuro-interventional laboratory.Page 4 of 5• Established county designation as a comprehensive stroke receiving center.• Secured SPC-2 and NPC-3 seismic conformance for 19 of 20 buildings saving $90M until 2030.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Recruited to Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Consistently promoted. Served eight different hospitals varying in size, ranging from 68 beds to 317 beds and care levels varying from rural primary care hospitals to an urban level 1 trauma academic medical center.Avg. Gross Revenue: $455M. Avg. Net Revenue: $79M. Avg. EBITDA: $11MDuring tenure achieved the following cumulative results:• Grew EBITDA by $17.5M with average operating margin of 26%.• Achieved multiple accreditations including TJC and publicly reported quality accolades.• Managed both union and non-union environments.• Improved patient and physician satisfaction scores beyond 90 percent.• Managed productivity and restructuring saving more than $3M.• Recruited more than 25 physicians.• Managed ten medical office buildings and two surgery centers.• Oversaw more than $2M in construction projects.Positions held during tenure:Midway Hospital Medical Center and 225 beds Assistant Administrator Los Angeles, CACentury City Hospital 190 beds Assistant Administrator Los Angeles, CASuburban Medical Center 182 beds Chief Operating Officer Paramount, CACoastal Communities Hospital and 178 beds Chief Operating Officer Santa Ana, CASanta Ana Hospital Medical Center 68 beds Chief Operating Officer Santa Ana, CASt. Charles General Hospital 168 beds Chief Executive Officer New Orleans, LAMemorial Medical Center 317 beds Chief Operating Officer New Orleans, LADoctors Hospital of Manteca 73 beds Chief Executive Officer Manteca, CA

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Corporate Headquarters, Nashville, TNContract Administrator, National AgreementsPromoted to this position to reduce regional cost of purchased services and supplies for 323 hospitals with targeted savings of $300M per year.• Negotiated corporate wide contracts for bulk oxygen, natural gas, medical transcription, reference laboratories, and physician practice supplies.Medina Community Hospital (HCA Healthcare affiliate), Hondo, TexasChief Operating OfficerPromoted to this 34-bed city and county owned rural safety net primary care hospital and management services organization (MSO) managing a network of seven hospital based rural healthcare clinics (RHC) and three Texas Department of Criminal Justice health clinics.• Grew EBITDA by $3.6M in 18 months.• Renegotiated payer agreements.• Achieved CMS validation.• Facilitated key affiliation with HCA Healthcare Corporation.• Established a Community Wellness Center and primary care clinic.Northeast Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, TXAdministrative ResidentObtained this coveted position at this primary care hospital to meet curriculum requirements of the University of Houston’s Master of Healthcare Administration program.• Grew outpatient respiratory therapy program earning a 21% contribution margin.• Established three hospital based rural health clinics (RHC).• Served as Assistant Administrator for six months.• Achieved TJC accreditation and publicly reported quality accolades.

Worked full-time while taking full-time class load to complete didactic portion of MBA and MHA.• Oversaw admissions in the outpatient hematology/oncology clinic.• Worked full time while taking a full load of classes.

Bachelor Of Science, Scientific Nutrition

Mba & Mha, Business And Healthcare Administration

Mba & Mha

Education record

Education record

Mba & Mha

Mba & Mha, Health Services Administration