Becker's Hospital Review

47 150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know | 2017 By Kelly Gooch, Eric Oliver, Alyssa Rege and Anuja Vaidya B ecker's Hospital Review is pleased to release the 2017 edition of its "150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know" list. e men and women on this list help their organizations navigate healthcare's financial challenges. To develop this list, the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team re- ceived nominations and conducted an editorial review process. Note: Individuals cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Names are presented in alphabetical order. Clint Adams. Executive Vice President and CFO of Ardent Health Services (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Adams, a certified public accountant, has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and healthcare sectors. Before joining Ardent Health Services in 2003, he served as an audit senior manager for accounting firm EY and controller for Brent- wood, Tenn.-based PathGroup, a comprehensive anatomic, clinical and molecular pathology services provider. Kedrick Adkins Jr. CFO of Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mr. Ad- kins has been CFO of Mayo Clinic since 2014. He joined Mayo from Li- vonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health where he was president of integrated services for six years. From 1976 to 2007, he held various positions at consulting firm Accenture, including global chief diversity officer and country managing director. Michael Allen. CFO of OSF Healthcare System (Peoria, Ill.). Mr. Allen has more than 25 years of business and healthcare experience, including eight years in public accounting and more than 18 years as CFO of var- ious health systems. He joined OSF HealthCare in 2015 aer serving as CFO of La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health System for two years. Jennifer Alvey. Senior Vice President and CFO of Indiana University Health (Indianapolis). Ms. Alvey joined Indiana University Health in 2011 and currently serves as senior vice president and CFO. Her previ- ous positions with the health system include treasurer and vice president of revenue cycle services. She spent five years with the Indiana Finance Authority, eventually serving as public finance director. Mark Anderson. CFO of Lane Regional Medical Center (Zachary, La.). In his current role, Mr. Anderson is responsible for overseeing all finance, accounting and revenue cycle functions for the medical center. He has more than 18 years of executive leadership experience. Prior to joining Lane Regional in 2011, Mr. Anderson was CFO of Danville (Va.) Regional Medical Center and Memorial Hospital of Martinsville, Va., and Henry County, a member of Brentwood, Tenn.- based LifePoint Health. Rhonda Anderson. Senior Vice President and CFO of Ascension Healthcare (St. Louis). Before joining Ascension Healthcare in Octo- ber 2014, Ms. Anderson served as president of the business develop- ment division and CFO of Milwaukee-based Columbia St. Mary's, roles she had held since 2009. Her experience also includes 20 years at Balti- more-based Saint Agnes HealthCare serving in the financial division. In her current role, Ms. Anderson works closely with CFOs across the Ascension organization. Charles Ayscue. Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of Mis- sion Health (Asheville, N.C.). Before serving as senior vice president of finance and CFO of Mission Health, Mr. Ayscue was CFO of Chap- el Hill-based University of North Carolina Health Care. He helped the University of North Carolina Hospitals improve its overall cash balance by $500 million during his 20-year tenure with University of North Car- olina Health Care. He has experience developing new revenue streams for hospitals and implementing cost containment initiatives. Dara Bartels. CFO of Gundersen Health System (La Crosse, Wis.). Ms. Bartels has more than 16 years of experience serving in various health systems and public accounting firms. She joined Gundersen in 2010 as director in finance and was promoted to system controller in 2011 before becoming executive director of finance two years later. She became interim CFO in September 2015 and took on the role perma- nently in April 2016. Prior to joining Gundersen, Ms. Bartels spent more than three years as controller at Moline, Ill.-based Trinity Regional Health System, now UnityPoint Health Trinity, and six years at West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health. Jill Batty. Senior Vice President and CFO of Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance. Ms. Batty has more than 20 years of experience as a financial executive and healthcare consultant. She joined Cambridge Health Alliance in January 2014 as the organization's senior vice pres- ident and CFO. Before beginning her tenure with CHA, Ms. Batty was senior vice president of finance and CFO of Cheshire Medical Center/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (N.H.) where she helped the organization transition from fee-for-service to population health management. Gregg Beeg. CFO of Oaklawn Hospital (Marshall, Mich.). A veteran of the industry, Mr. Beeg maintains more than 27 years of experience in the healthcare and financial sectors. He was appointed CFO of the hospital in 2014. Prior to joining Oaklawn Hospital, he held numerous leadership positions at health systems across Michigan. Mr. Beeg began his career in finance as an accountant at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. Chris Bergman. Vice President and CFO of Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital. Mr. Bergman is responsible for leading Dayton Children's Hospital's accounting, revenue cycle and medical records departments. Prior to joining Dayton Children's, he served in executive leadership po- sitions at Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital and Sparrow Health System, a five-hospital health system in Lansing, Mich. He has more than 35 years of healthcare experience. Ron Blaustein. CFO of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Mr. Blaustein joined Lurie Children's in 2006 as the hospital's first corporate comptroller. He was then appointed to associate CFO in 2010 before being promoted to CFO in 2014. In addition to his work with the hospital, Mr. Blaustein has served as a board member for the Near North Health Services Corporation and Almost Home Kids, which provides transitional care for pediatric patients between the hospital and home. He currently serves on the boards of Accountable Care Chicago and Lurie Children's Health Partners Clinically Integrated Network. Kimberly Bones. CFO of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-McK- inney (Texas). Ms. Bones helped open Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-McKinney in 2012 and served as senior financial analyst for the facility before being promoted to the CFO position two years ago. Previ- ously, she worked at e Heart Hospital Baylor Plano (Texas) and served as CFO of Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Sherman (Texas). Cara Breidster. CFO of IU Health Arnett Hospital (Lafayettte, Ind.). Ms. Breidster joined IU Health Arnnett Hospital's executive team in July 2012. She served as the health system's vice president of finance and corporate controller before being named CFO. Prior to joining IU Health, Ms. Breidster spent 17 years at Ernst and Young in healthcare and tax consulting.

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