Stroudwater Associates Increases its Impact on Rural Healthcare with Promotions and Team Expansion

PORTLAND, Maine - Sept. 11, 2023 - PRLog -- Stroudwater Associates, the nation's leading source for strategic, operational, financial, quality, and clinical strategy for rural and community healthcare, has promoted four executives from within and welcomes three healthcare veterans to its team.

"The challenges faced by rural and community healthcare organizations are unlike those of their suburban and urban counterparts," says Stroudwater Managing Director Jeff Sommer, MPP. "By promoting and recruiting the best talent with deep subject matter expertise, we are positioned to deliver the greatest impact to our clients and their communities."

Promotions include:

• Amy Graham, MBA, CRHCP – Principal
• Amy is head of Stroudwater's Revenue Cycle Practice.
• Carla B. Wilber, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CATC – Principal
• Carla is co-lead of Stroudwater's Clinical and Quality Practice.
• Wade Gallon, CPA, FHFMA – Senior Consultant
• Wade is a cost report and hospital finance expert who focuses on helping hospitals understand the financial implications of operational decisions.
• Megan Zook – Consultant
• Megan focuses on clinical, quality, provider compensation, and clinic throughput engagements.

In addition to the promotions of current team members, Stroudwater is excited to welcome three experienced healthcare leaders from outside the firm. "We are dedicated to supporting, sustaining, and amplifying the positive impact of rural and community healthcare, and the growth and expansion of our team underscore that commitment," says Stroudwater Board Chairman Eric K. Shell, CPA, MBA. "The executives joining our team bring deep expertise in rural healthcare and will allow us to drive change more quickly, particularly related to rural and community hospital finance and performance improvement."

New members of Stroudwater Associates:

• Ryan Breneman, DBA, Consultant, brings 20 years of experience in operations, process management, and the entire revenue cycle process to his role at Stroudwater.
• Julie Georgoff, CHFP, Consultant, leverages her experience as a CFO and VP of Finance for a Critical Access Hospital in Ohio to deliver a balance of financial, strategic, and revenue cycle management experience at Stroudwater.
• Melodie Colwell, CPA, MBA, Consultant, brings financial, operational, and strategic planning experience to Stroudwater after serving as CFO for Drew Memorial Health.

For over 35 years, Stroudwater Associates has partnered with healthcare leaders to help them achieve growth goals, provide excellent patient care, operate efficiently, and hire and retain top talent. To learn more, visit www.stroudwater.com.

About Stroudwater Associates

Founded in 1985, Stroudwater Associates is a leading national healthcare consulting firm with offices in Nashville, and Portland, Maine. We focus on strategic, operational, clinical, quality, and financial areas where our perspective offers the highest value for rural hospitals, community hospitals, healthcare systems, and large physician groups. Stroudwater's team includes clinicians, managers, corporate officers, investment bankers, financial analysts, and content specialists with deep domain expertise.