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Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown

Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown is a 538 bed hospital located in Nashville, TN. The campus is home to the largest Women's hospital in Tennessee, the Spine Institute, the Joint Replacement Institute, the Midtown Cancer Center, and Saint Thomas Heart. Senior leader supporting surgical services, cardiovascular services, imaging, lab, therapy, respiratory therapy, housekeeping, food services, plant ops, supply chain, biomed, security, and the wound care clinic. Began role in an interim basis.

Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown

Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center (THMC) was recognized in 2023 as a Top 100 hospital in America by Fortune/PINC AI (#3 medium sized community hospital), based on publicly available data related to Clinical Outcomes, Operation Efficiency, Patient Experience, Financial Health, and Community Benefit. Additionally, the study recognized THMC as one of 29 Everest Award winners for 2023, who have shown the fastest, most consistent improvement over a five year period. The hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center, a Level III Trauma Center, and Gold Seal Certified in Total Hip and Total Knee Surgery with The Joint Commission. National recognitions include: Leap Frog's 'A' Safety Grade, Press Ganey's Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award, and Healthgrades Top 250 Hospital Award.Senior leader supporting Finance, Cardiovascular Services, Case Management, Respiratory Therapy, Wound Care Clinic, Supply Chain, Patient Access, and IT. Hospital earnings grew 67% over a five year period.

Tristar Centennial Medical Center

Centennial Medical Center is a 741 bed tertiary care center located in Nashville, TN.• Managed the daily financial operations of a 741 bed acute-care hospital with annual EBITDA of approximately $208 million• Served on the Board of the Centennial Cyberknife JV with Tennessee Oncology physicians• Prepared and presented Monthly Operating Review summaries containing analysis of Volume, Net Revenue and Operating Expenses to Division leadership• Developed financial Pro Formas to determine if capital outlay will provide an appropriate Return on Investment (ROI) for Corporate and Division management• Worked closely with hospital department directors to improve financial results through streamlining key processes, improving efficiencies, and negotiating contract savings• Implemented a process change in registration for Radiation Oncology that decreased denials expense $208k annually• Created and implemented a quarterly financial orientation for new leaders• Prepared the annual hospital budget and worked closely with the CEO & CFO on strategic planning• Involved in day to day hospital operations including taking Administrative Call • Successfully reorganized the Finance Department to become a more cohesive and customer service oriented work group

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Led 20 team members on assurance and consulting engagements related to the company's revenue cycle processes.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

La Vergne, Tennessee, United States

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management & Accounting

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Healthcare Administration

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Music

Minor: Piano Performance