Experience

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2023 - Present

  Arizona, United States I am honored to have just started as CEO of Summit Healthcare in beautiful Northern Arizona. Providing 5 star quality, Summit is a $1 billion gross revenue system, serving over 90,000 people with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. Summit is one of a declining number of stand alone healthcare systems in the nation taking care of its community through local leadership.



Healthcare CEO of Multiple Companies

• Healthcare CEO

  • Jan 2000 - Present

  I have spent 20 years as a hospital and medical group CEO. The hospitals ranged from large urban tertiary hospitals to small rural hospitals. I have led a $1 billion national operation with 10,000 employees. I have overseen physician practice operations my entire career. I am well-versed in leadership, employee retention, multi-site/state operations, value-based approaches, growth, information technology, and revenue cycle enhancement. I have spent a portion of my CEO career completing… Show more I have spent 20 years as a hospital and medical group CEO. The hospitals ranged from large urban tertiary hospitals to small rural hospitals. I have led a $1 billion national operation with 10,000 employees. I have overseen physician practice operations my entire career. I am well-versed in leadership, employee retention, multi-site/state operations, value-based approaches, growth, information technology, and revenue cycle enhancement. I have spent a portion of my CEO career completing turnarounds at struggling organizations, requiring actions to ensure their success. Show less



Psychology Today

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Columnist

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Speaker

• Keynote Speaker and Writer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  I combine my 20 years of experience as a hospital CEO and Doctor of Psychology and speak to various groups about managing stress, avoiding burnout, improving leadership, and coping with career challenges all from a positive psychological and evolutionary psychoneuroimmunological standpoint. I have completed a book to be published by the MGMA about burnout for health care leaders. The book is being edited now. It should be released in the fall of 2023. I have been featured in… Show more I combine my 20 years of experience as a hospital CEO and Doctor of Psychology and speak to various groups about managing stress, avoiding burnout, improving leadership, and coping with career challenges all from a positive psychological and evolutionary psychoneuroimmunological standpoint. I have completed a book to be published by the MGMA about burnout for health care leaders. The book is being edited now. It should be released in the fall of 2023. I have been featured in Psychology Today (as a standing columnist), Yahoo Finance, the Economic Times, the Associated Press, Thrive Global, First Thought, the Medical Group Management Association, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. I also speak to numerous health care associations, groups, and health systems. Show less