• President and CEO, Western Medical
  
• Executive director physician services, Northern CA, Sutter Health
  
• President and CEO, Opti-Guard
  
• Executive Director, Redbud Community Hospital.
  
• Financial officer, Seattle General Hospital (HCA), Missoula General Hospital and George Mee Hospital (National Medical Enterprises).
  

Certified Medical Practice Executive


David Woodrum, MBA, CHC, FACHE
Partner, Chairman of the Board

An extensive and celebrated international background in operating hospitals and orchestrating hospital turnarounds, has made David a national leader. He is an expert strategist for integrating ambulatory services and ancillary businesses into hospital campuses, and for transitioning hospital services from inpatient to outpatient.

Prior to co-founding ReSurge Hospitals

• Founder and president, Woodrum, Inc., a hospital consulting, management and turnaround firm.
  
• Co-founder and partner, Woodrum/Ambulatory Systems Development.
  
• Executive health care consultant in the areas of planning, management, finance, loss prevention, marketing, physician practice, executive recruitment, health systems and JCAHO compliance.
  
• Executive Vice President and COO, American Hospital Association.
  
• Corporate Vice President, American Medical International, Saudi Arabia.
  
• Hospital administrator, Anne Arundel General Hospital (MD), Franklin Square Hospital (MD), Mononglia General Hospital (WV), King Fahad Hospital (Saudi Arabia) and AMI Medical Plaza Hospital (TX).
  

Fellow and diplomat, American College of Health Care Executives
Credentialed fellow and diplomat, American Academy of Medical Administrators
Certified health care consultant


Robert Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE
Partner

An outstanding career in hospitals, ambulatory care, medical groups and physician ventures has made Bob one of health care's most pragmatic and visionary entrepreneurs. He is renowned as a business developer of hospitals, multiservice ambulatory care, medical groups and ambulatory surgery centers. He provides hands-on leadership in business development, expansion and acquisition, joint ventures and ownership structuring, consensus and coalition building and marketing.

Prior to co-founding ReSurge Hospitals

• Co-founder and partner, Woodrum/Ambulatory Systems Development.
  
• Founder, president and CEO, Premier Ambulatory Systems
  
• Co-founder and COO, AlternaCare Corporation
  
• Co-founder and COO, Ambulatory Centres, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Medical International.
  
• Hospital and medical group manager, Brookwood Medical Center and the Ochsner Clinic.
  

Fellow, American College of Medical Practice Executives


Barbara Baccei
Affiliate, Strategic Marketing

Strategic positioning, branding and marketing plans that launch new health care businesses, take existing businesses to new levels of success, build community relations and create consensus are Barbara's focus. She is expert at leveraging opportunities, discerning unique value, and creating and implementing integrated marketing strategies that motivate customers. She brings the resources of full-service marketing, media, creative services and public relations teams.

Background

• President, Baccei Marketing & Media, full-service strategic and tactical marketing, specialists in health care.
  
• Co-founder and partner, Arjuna Media, full-service web, video and media development for broadcast, commercial and documentary projects.
  
• Director of communications, Provenant Health Partners, Denver, CO.
  
• VP marketing and media, Carlen Media Group.
  
• Marketing strategist and senior writer, Lance Jackson & Associates.
  
• Publications director, Medical Group Management Association.
  

1996 Tele Award Winner


Denise S. Claussen, RN, MSN
Affiliate, Clinical Operations and Licensing

Denise brings expertise in clinical process evaluation and redesign. She has extensive knowledge of clinical systems, operations management, state and Medicare licensing and JACHO, and hands-on nursing experience in the ER, OR and GI endoscopy. Her gift is developing clinical and operational systems that merge best practices of inpatient and outpatient care, and collaborative team building with physicians, nurses and administration.

Background:

• Administrative director surgical services, Texas Health Resources, Arlington Memorial Hospital
  
• Manager ER and ambulatory surgery, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas Texas
  
• Director emergency and surgical services, Iowa Health Systems, St. Luke’s Hospital
  

Distinctions:
Licensed RN, multiple states
Previous CGRN, certified nursing administrator
Who’s who in Nursing/professional management
Women of Achievement Award


Dale Chernich
Affiliate, Information Technology

Dale has a focused background in health care IT. He is expert at defining business needs, selecting and implementing application software, on-site training, developing new applications, and integrating diverse systems.

Background

• Technology firms: IBM (systems engineering and marketing), Dynamic Control (health care software, director of customer technical support)
  
• IT director, Franklin Square Hospital
  
• Assistant hospital director, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State.
  
• CIO, Medical College of Georgia
  

Executive Council, University Healthcare Consortium
Executive Council, Georgia Board of Regents, IT Administrative Committee
Presidents Councils, Medical College of Georgia and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center


Clayton Kukino
Affiliate, Revenue, Cost and Financial Analysis

Clayton is a health care financial expert with a technical background in accounting, operations, systems development, cost accounting, decision support and productivity management. He provides leadership in financial analysis, reporting and software applications, cost accounting, case analysis, labor productivity and budgeting.

Background

• Founder and president, fx Consulting
  
• Senior partner, DX/RX Group
  
• Manager, management consulting, Health Care Microsystems
  
• Senior consultant, Gerald Tracy Associates
  
• Senior financial analyst, St. Benedict Hospital & Health System
  
• Clinical director, US Public Health Service Outpatient Clinic, Port Arthur, TX