Nurse Practitioner Health

DANIEL L. FINK

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Zionsville, IN 46077

317-***-**** (c) ********@*****.***

Senior Executive Management

Strategic Planning / Physician Relationships / Program Development /

Regional Outreach

Turnarounds / Net Income Expansion / Fund Raising

WORK EXPERIENCE

GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (GCHSWF)/Lee Memorial

Health

System, Fort Myers, FL

2012-2013

Lee Memorial Health System is the dominant provider of both adult and

pediatric healthcare in Southwest Florida.

2012 Gross Revenue $307M (children's hospital)

Net Revenue 96M

Operating Income 24M

Operating Margin 25%

Admissions 5,092

Medicaid 71% (as a percent of gross revenue)

Chief Administrative Officer (1/2012 - 3/2013)

Recruited to this 98-bed children's hospital to accelerate the growth of

the system of care for children in

Southwest Florida and improve P & L performance. Initial foci on raising

$100M to build a new eight-story,

pediatric tower while developing and improving operational indicators for

patient and family safety/quality.

. Wrote the first comprehensive strategic plan for GCHSWF.

. Spoke at over 75 events to educate the community about both pediatrics

in general, about GCHSWF and our future plans, and to define GCHSWF

while raising donated funds.

. Created new, distinctive pediatric scorecards for GCHSWF.

. Recruited 10 new pediatric subspecialists fully initiated the

recruitment of approximately 10 additional subspecialists for 2013.

. Wrote and executed the business plans for centers of clinical

excellence in pediatric neuroscience, pediatric cardiology and child

behavioral services.

. Grew regional clinic presence.

RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN/Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN

2005 - 2011

Recognized as one of the top hospitals of its kind and is part of IU Health

(formerly Clarian Health Partners), a dominant player serving the State of

Indiana, benefitting from its strong affiliation with the IU School of

Medicine - an institution with a reputation for cutting-edge research and

innovative new therapies.

2012 Gross Revenues $864M

Net Revenues 369M

Operating Income 68M

Operating Margin 18.1%

Admissions 10,465

FTE 1,909

Medicaid 57% (as a percent of gross revenue)

President and Chief Executive Officer (3/2009 - 5/2011)

Senior executive with direct accountability for P & L and implementing

strategic priorities, process improvements and business strategies while

ensuring patient care, safety, and community service goals.

. Opened phase one of a new 675,000 sq. ft., ten-story bed tower on time

and under budget.

. Lead through turnover in key leaders, leveraging a strong personal

network to strengthen the leadership capabilities of the organization

while maintaining faculty morale at the 85th percentile nationally.

. Grew the pediatric enterprise statewide, with a 58% growth in

inpatient admissions.

. Improved operating margin each year during tenure.

. Achieved Top 30 rank in all 10 specialties by USNWR - for the first

time in the hospital's history.

. Expanded regional clinic presence state wide.

. Completed significant fund-raising work in support of the Riley

Children's Foundation through extensive public and private speaking.

Chief Operating Officer (7/2005 - 3/2009)

Led hospital operations, both direct and matrix relationships. Major

responsibilities included finalization and implementation of the Riley

strategic plan.

. With the CEO, wrote and executed the first Riley Hospital Strategic

Plan.

. Established and monitored managerial benchmarks for improvement of

Riley's financial structure.

. Developed clinical programs and planned a 675,000 square foot, ten-

story bed tower/bed replacement.

. Recruited approximately 50 pediatric subspecialists.

. Opened new regional clinical sites under multiple financial models.

COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, Fort Worth, TX

1989 - 2005

Not-for-profit organization that partners with 150+ organizations to

improve the safety and health of at-risk children through education,

disease and injury prevention and support; the system operates more than 60

pediatric medical and specialty clinics throughout Texas, employing 4,000+

and provides essential coverage for government-sponsored programs and the

Children's Health Insurance Program.

President, Cook Children's Health Plan (added for 2003-2005)

Promoted to add responsibilities to those listed below. Lead a 120,000

member health plan administering full risk insurance products under the

Texas Medicaid STAR and state CHIP programs.

. Generated a substantial net income using a nurse practitioner/case

management model.

. Successfully established short and long-term strategic plan for the

health plan.

Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management (and Managed Care)

(01/2001 - 6/2005)

Charged with reorganization of the managed care function for this $500M+

health care system.

. Strategically established a new system managed care plan, developed

all departmental processes, hired staff, and renegotiated 52

commercial and managed Medicaid contracts.

. Leveraged favorable company position to produce high market

reimbursements for all entities.

. Led system Revenue Enhancement Task Force with ongoing responsibility

for continuously improving system-wide revenue cycle performance,

producing financial results superior to industry norms.

COOK CHILDREN'S PHYSICIAN NETWORK

Chief Operating Officer (1/1997 - 12/2000)

Lead the operations of this Texas 501(a) physician organization that

included 225 employed primary care physicians and specialists and $110M in

annual gross revenue.

. Partnered with physician President to lead all aspects of planning,

patient care and business operations, group purchasing, compliance and

billing and collections.

. Significantly improved community access to high quality outpatient

care services through the rapid expansion of primary care and

specialty physician practices, both in local and outlying communities.

. Worked intensively to fully develop and set up community-based primary

care clinics that provided high quality services to underserved

families.

COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER

Vice President - Professional Services (1/1990 - 12/1996)

Lead all patient care departments in different combinations, including

behavioral services, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, respiratory therapy,

neurology, cardiology, pulmonology, and rehabilitation services, with the

exception of general nursing departments.

. Lead new service planning, development and start-up, and re-

engineering of poorly performing services, development of competent

administrative and patient care leadership, and improvement of

operational and financial performance.

. Drove the implementation of community-based outpatient behavioral and

rehabilitation services.

. Led the comprehensive reprogramming of all cardiology services into a

cardiac center of excellence.

. Directed the development of major management initiatives, including

the hospital's continuous quality improvement planning and preparation

of the hospital for JCAHO survey compliance.

. Developed and implemented extensive facility plans, including cardiac

catheterization, magnetic resonance imaging, intensive care and

inpatient rehabilitation units, behavioral facilities, outpatient

rehabilitation and subspecialty ambulatory clinics.

. Planned a $22M ambulatory building expansion.

. Collaborated with the Physician Network in recruitment of new

subspecialists, development of physician compensation contracts, and

development of regional clinics.

Vice President - Support Services (1/1989 - 12/1989)

Lead support service departments. Primary role was consolidation of

departments for a planned move from two physically separate facilities to

one main facility with double the square footage.

CHARLTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, Dallas, TX

1988

Assistant Executive Director

Directed 11 support and financial services departments, with emphasis on

improvement of financial performance. Lead JCAHO compliance, quality

assurance, and risk management. Staffed all Board and Medical Staff

committees.

METHODIST HOSPITALS OF DALLAS, Dallas, TX

1984 - 1987

Vice President - Planning, Marketing and Public Relations

Planned and implemented the corporate planning, marketing, public relations

and community health promotion departments for this three-hospital system

(468, 172 and 147 licensed beds). Developed the strategic planning and

marketing database. Developed and implemented comprehensive marketing

plans for each site.

EDUCATION

TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, LA

Master of Business Administration, 1984

Master of Public Health in Health Systems Management, 1984

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX

Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1981

AFFILIATIONS

Professional

American College of Healthcare Executives - Fellow

American College of Medical Practice Executives - Board Certified

Volunteer

Ruth Lilly (Children's) Health Education Center - Board Member; 2006 - 2011

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Board Member; 2006 - 2011

United Way of Central Indiana - Kitchen Cabinet Member; 2010 - 2011

Indiana Pediatrics, Inc. - Board Member; 2009 - 2011

National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions

MIS Committee Member

Child Health Corporation of America - Executive Dialogue Committee

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