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JOHN A COUILLaRD

Professional summary

Chief Financial Officer successful at building and

leading a multi-facility hospital organization for

a national healthcare company. Combines

strategic/tactical financial expertise with strong

qualifications in business development, operations

and P&L management. Record of reversing financial

declines and capturing significant cost reductions

through process redesign and performance

enhancement. Skilled at partnering finance with

core operations.

Core Competencies & General Management Strengths

Include:

Financial Modeling/Planning & Risk Management

Strategic & Operational Business Planning,

Capital Expenditure Analysis, Planning & Funding

Education

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

B.A., Business Administration, 1998

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

M.B.A., 2004

Professional experience

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

Senior CFO, Kindred Hospital Boston North Shore

2009-2013

Responsible for all financial operations for

hospital including general accounting, budgeting,

accounts payable, billing and collections and

payroll. Also responsible for overseeing Human

Resources, Plant Operations, Food Service,

Housekeeping, Security, Medical Records and

Purchasing Departments.

Extensive experience with budget preparation,

reimbursement optimization, clinical and financial

strategic planning, development of policies and

procedures, labor cost management, routine

compliance, quality assurance, recruiting and

hiring activities.

Prepare reports and presentation for semi-annual

Governing Board Meetings.

Prepare yearly budgets for hospital and present to

Massachusetts District executive leadership, as

well as Kindred Regional and Corporate leadership

team.

Proficient with Meditech, SAP, and Microsoft Office

programs.

Accomplishments

Successful at turning around hospital operations to

achieve profitable bottom line through

re-organization of clinical staffing models as well

as reducing departmental costs through new process

development.

Exceeded budgeted EBITDARM for hospital.

Internal Audit by Kindred resulted in an

"Excellent" score for Kindred Hospital Boston North

Shore.

Exceeded budgeted collection percentage and total

A/R day goals.

Negotiated contract with outside vendor to provide

housekeeping services, decreasing operational cost

by $32,000 per year.

Senior CFO, Massachusetts Hospital District

2006-2009

Multi-facility oversight of all financial

operations of seven hospitals and one skilled

nursing center in Massachusetts District with

annual revenues of $136m, reporting directly to the

Executive Director of the Massachusetts District.

Work with District leadership team to establish

yearly goals and provide guidance for individual

hospital operational budgets to ensure

achievability of these goals.

Accomplishments

Successfully integrated six new hospitals and one

skilled nursing facility into the Kindred

Healthcare system upon the acquisition of

Commonwealth Communities, Inc.

Incorporated Kindred financial policies and

procedures throughout each new CCM facility.

Established Central Business Office for District

and oversaw daily operations. Integrated former

CCM billing systems and established new policies

and procedures.

Reduced A/R days from 128 to 72 in three year

period.

Internal Audit by Kindred resulted in an

"Excellent" score for Massachusetts District CBO

and two scores of "Very Good" for two District

hospitals that were audited.

Previous Related Positions:

Chief Financial Officer, Kindred Hospital Boston

1999-2006

Assistant Regional Director of Finance, Kindred

North Region 1998-1999

Business Office Manager, Kindred Hospital Boston

1996-1998

Collections Manager, NE Deaconess Hospital Boston,

MA 1988-1996

MILITARY SERVICE

US Army, 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, NC

1982-1984

Interests

Sports - Coach of youth sports to include basketball,

baseball, softball and soccer.

Reading

Cooking

References

References will be furnished upon request.

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