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20 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 joined Orlando Health in 1981 and eventually became director of finance in 1985. Prior to Orlando Health, Mr. Goldstein was the controller and director of finance at the former Brookwood Community Hospital in Orlando for three years. Greg Gombar. Executive Vice President and CFO of Carolinas HealthCare System (Charlotte, N.C.). Mr. Gombar joined Carolinas HealthCare System, one of the largest systems in the Carolinas with roughly three dozen hospitals under its management, in 1984. Before then, he served as an audit manager and healthcare consultant with Arthur Andersen for seven years. Mr. Gombar is actively involved in the North Carolina Hospital Association and is a member of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. Michael Gough. Senior Vice President and CFO of Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.). Mr. Gough's career in healthcare finance stretches back to 1983, when he first worked at several hospitals within Nashville, Tenn.-based Columbia/HCA Healthcare, now known as Hospital Corporation of America. He was CFO of Audubon Regional Medical Center in Louisville, Ky., Medical Center Hospital in Huntsville, Ala., and several other hospitals. Mr. Gough joined Norton Healthcare in 2000 as the vice president of finance and has been system CFO since September 2003. Misty Hansen. CFO of University of Arizona Health Network (Tucson). Ms. Hansen has been with the University of Arizona Health Network since 2001, where she started out as the academic medical center's chief accounting officer. She was promoted to system CFO in 2010. Before the University of Arizona, Ms. Hansen was an accounting manager at Arthur Andersen. She is a past president and board member of Pima Community Access Program, which operates as a bridge to healthcare for the uninsured. Gail Hanson. Senior Vice President and CFO of Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee). Ms. Hanson joined Aurora in 2011 and has been on Aurora's board of directors since 2009. Previously, she served as deputy executive director for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board for six years, where she managed more than $83 billion in assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System, the State Investment Fund and several other trust funds. Ms. Hanson also worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin for 20 years and spent time with Cobalt Corp., the publicly traded arm of BCBSUW, as treasurer and CFO. Fred Hargett. Executive Vice President of Finance and CFO of Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Since 2003, Mr. Hargett has worked his way through Novant's executive ranks, going from senior vice president of financial planning to executive vice president of finance and CFO. Prior to joining Novant, Mr. Hargett worked as a manager of healthcare consulting with Ernst & Young in Charlotte, N.C., leading several initiatives in strategic planning and financial forecasting. Mark Hepler. CFO of Munson Healthcare (Traverse City, Mich.). Before becoming CFO of Munson Healthcare in April 2009, Mr. Hepler served as vice president of finance for the eight-hospital system and Munson Medical Center, the 391-bed flagship and regional referral center. In addition to his current responsibilities, which include accounting and finance functions, Mr. Hepler serves as treasurer of Munson Home Health, North Flight, which is Munson's emergency medical services, and the Conservation Resource Alliance, a private non-profit committed to sustaining northwest Michigan's natural habitat. Todd Hofheins. Vice President and CFO of Providence Health & Services (Renton, Wash.). In December 2011, the 27-hospital Providence Health & Services named Todd Hofheins vice president and CFO. Mr. Hofheins oversees all financial operations of the system, which recorded $8.7 billion in net operating revenue and $5.4 billion in total net assets in 2012. His healthcare career spans more than 20 years. He previously managed a new $500 million medical tower at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Wash., and was CFO of Providence's Northwest service area. Paul Ishizuka. Medical Centers Finance Officer at University of Washington Medicine (Seattle). Mr. Ishizuka has been the medical centers CFO at UW Medicine and UW Medical Center, as well as associate vice president for medical affairs, since 1999. He has also served as CFO and controller throughout other hospitals in Washington and California, and he serves on the finance committees of various UW Medicine affiliates. R. Milton Johnson. President and CFO of Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Johnson has served as president and CFO of HCA, the largest for-profit hospital company in the country, since February 2011. He also was executive vice president and CFO of HCA from July 2004 to February 2011, and he has been one of HCA's directors since 2009. Mr. Johnson joined HCA in 1982 as a tax manager in the research and planning area and eventually became director of tax for HealthTrust, which spun off from HCA in 1987. Evan Jones. Senior Vice President and CFO of Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health Systems. Lakeland Regional brought Mr. Jones in as senior vice president and CFO in September 2011. Since then, he has improved the operational income of the 851-bed health system from $8.8 million in FY 2011 to $41.8 million in FY 2012, which has raised the operating margin from 1.4 percent to 6.2 percent. Prior to joining Lakeland, Mr. Evans held several executive positions within Main Line Health, including CFO of Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa., and Riddle Hospital in Media, Pa. From 1980 to 2006, Mr. Evans also was CFO of St. Luke's University Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa. John Kasberger. Vice President of Finance and CFO of Mercy Medical Center (Roseburg, Ore.). For the past eight years, Mr. Kasberger has served as vice president of finance and CFO of 169-bed Mercy Medical Center. During this time, he has helped improve Mercy Medical Center's operating margin from 1.4 percent to 7.2 percent and increased days cash on hand more than fivefold. Previously, he was assistant vice president of revenue at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill., and interim CFO/director of revenue services at Centegra Health System in Woodstock, Ill. Jack Kaup. Compliance Officer and CFO of Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City, S.D.). Mr. Kaup has been CFO of Black Hills Surgical Hospital since 1999, a couple years after the 26-bed hospital first opened. He has more than 20 years of experience in finance, accounting and business operations. Prior to joining Black Hills, Mr. Kaup was involved in financial management for a diverse group of industries and served as a certified public accountant at a national firm. Robin Kilfeather-Mackey. CFO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock (Lebanon, N.H.). Ms. Kilfeather-Mackey has led the financial strategy of Dartmouth-Hitchcock since January 2010, and she has held several other positions within the organization since joining it in 1996. In October 2007, Ms. Kilfeather-Mackey served as vice president of corporate finance, where she controlled audit, tax, accounting, treasury and reimbursement functions. She has also held other executive finance positions at various other healthcare organizations throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, and her career started in public accounting. Ryan Kitchell. CFO of Indiana University Health (Indianapolis). IU Health promoted Mr. Kitchell to system CFO in February 2012. He joined IU Health in September 2010 as senior vice president and treasurer, and in November 2011, he became president of IU Health Plans, which is a health plan that offers four Medicare Advantage options for beneficiaries living in IU Health's 32-county service area. Before IU Health, Mr. Kitchell spent time at the Indiana Statehouse as the Indiana public finance director, and he eventually became director of Indiana's Office of Management and Budget for former Gov. Mitch Daniels. Greg Klugherz. Vice President of Finance and CFO of CentraCare Health System (St. Cloud, Minn.). Mr. Klugherz joined CentraCare in 2008 as its CFO. Previously, he was a vice president for HealthPartners,

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