David Linger
Montrose,Colorado
Summary
Highly respected professional with distinguished experience leading from the intersection of medical practice, medical affairs, and business to drive development of high quality, profitable health care services, programs, facilities, and organizations. Repeated success guiding effective teams in the achievement of business and operational objectives; skilled in creating solutions that streamline processes and align with organizational values. Intuitive leader, adept at developing and implementing training initiatives that enhance employee performance and drive organization growth.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President Clinical Operation
Montrose Regional Health Medical Group
01.2025 - Current
- The Vice President of Operations develops and leads strategic, growth, and operational objectives on a broad basis to manage assigned departments. Provides strategic planning, policy making, and general administration to ensure excellent patient care delivery systems. Collaborates with executive leadership on development of infrastructure, physician partnerships, health system operations, facilities planning, budgeting, policy-making and administration. Develops and builds new service lines to support Montrose Regional Health (MRH) and community growth.
Director of Clinical Operations
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, AZ
01.2021 - Current
- Under the general supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Clinic Operations (DCO) is responsible for the day-to-day management and long-term sustainability of all MGRMC owned and affiliated physician practices. In conjunction with RHC practice managers & providers and with the hospital leadership team, he/she will develop short-term goals and long-term strategy for the physician practices. They will ensure that the practices meet all clinical, financial, and operational performance metrics of MGRMC.
- Certified Rural Health Care Professional (CRHCP)
- Oversee Copper Mountain Clinic Family Medicine and Gastroenterology, General Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Spine and. Pain, Wound Care, Cancer Center, Visiting Physicians, OB/Gyn, and all outpatient clinics.
- Integrated Transformational Leadership into Rural Health Care Setting
- Applied experience and working knowledge of healthcare financial management, specifically RHC reimbursement, billing and coding, accounts receivable management, operations improvement, and practice growth.
Director Surgical Services
Christus St Vincent Hospital
Santa Fe, NM
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization. Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives. Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives. Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding. Coordinates and directs internal/external audits. Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth. Surgical services overseen:
- Anesthesia, Pre-Anesthesia Surgical Services, ENT, Neurosurgical, Orthopedics, Pain and Spine, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Services, Urology, Women’s Care, Breast Institute, and Trauma Surgery
Manager, Clinic Operations
University of Colorado Hospital
Lone tree, CO
01.2010 - 01.2017
- Served as a leader, providing oversight of operations, maintaining control of diverse business functions; advised key members of the senior leadership team regarding financial planning, budget administration, human resources operations, and process optimization. Established and interpreted policies and procedures that aligned with practice vision, ensuring functionality of operations and sustainable growth.
- Implemented Primary Care Redesign through Primary Care Transformation
- Financial and Expense Management; Key metric reporting, financial dashboards; Purchase oversight, Budgeting
- Spearheaded marketing initiatives and contributed to local wellness programs to promote facility.
- Managed recruiting and staffing initiatives; placed sub-specialty visits, cardiology, endocrinology, sports medicine, facial plastic surgery and cosmetics, hand surgery, orthopedics, and massage therapy professionals.
- Developed and implemented continuous improvements; maintained JCAHO compliance standards and achieved PCMH process goals and tier III certification.
- Fostered a customer-focused environment and promoted effective communication across all levels; responded to and resolved issues in a timely manner.
- Leadership – transformational leadership qualities with Medical Directors’ and physician dyad partners’
- Increased provider presence from 5 to 18 providers within 7 years.
- Improved patient access for new patients from 15 days to 4 days and same days for established patients from 10 days to 2 days.
Practice Administrator
Oasis Family Medicine, P.C.
Denver, CO
01.2001 - 01.2010
- Developed goals, and organized operations to ensure maximum productivity. Collaborated with senior leadership to develop business objectives and review the analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine progress towards goals.
- Implemented EMR E-MDs from paper charting; streamlined processes to increase accuracy and efficiency and internal Informational technology implementation.
- Achieved less than a 5% balance A/R over 90 days; monitored accounting functions including reporting, AP/AR, payroll, cash disbursements, general ledger, and tax information, maintaining compliance with standard accounting practices.
- Eliminated staff turnover from 47% to 7%; developed and implemented physician incentive programs to improve employee engagement.
- Managed human resources functions, employment, compensation, employee relations, training and development, and benefits administration.
- Increased provider revenue by analytical processes and patient flow
Adjunct Instructor
Arapahoe Community College
01.2001 - 01.2008
- Taught Medical Billing and Coding, Healthcare Management, and Medical Ethics and Bioethics on-line.
- 50% Classroom Instruction: Required to meet all class periods and start and end classes promptly. Teach assigned curriculum and make use of required texts and materials. Provide students with a complete syllabus on the first day of class that includes information on course description, objectives, assignments, grading policies, and contact information. Maintain accurate records of attendance and provide data on no-shows, last day of attendance, etc., promptly. Use technology to facilitate learning including meeting the required minimum standards for the use of Desire2Learn (D2L) the college learning management system.
- 20% Student Assessment (Grading): Maintain updated and accurate grading records in D2L and submit all final grades by the due date in the college SIS system (Banner). Provide consistent and timely feedback to students regarding progress and grades on assignments.
- 20% Planning: Prepare for each class meeting and consider learning strategies that address diverse learning styles and a diverse community college student population. Class content and assessment methods should relate to course objectives.
- 10% Communication: Provide timely feedback to students using ACC email account for all college business. Check ACC email account and D2L email account (if used) every 24-48 hours during the class term and for at least one week after grades are submitted.
Executor Director
Glaucoma Consultants of Colorado, Ponderosa Vision Clinic, Aurora Vision Clinic, Parker Vision Clinic, and Associated Eye Care Professionals, dba
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Manage and maintain per diem relationships with healthcare organizations, providing consultation to optimize operations and increase productivity.
- Develop goals and objectives to drive revenues and increase company growth, overseeing all aspects of business development increasing revenue and decreasing expense.
- Build effective cohesive teams; evaluate performance, providing consistent coaching and feedback to support career development objectives.
Program Director
HCA Hospital Corporation of America
01.1996 - 01.2000
- Provide leadership, coaching, development of policies and procedures, facility management, management of budgets, productivity analysis per location by provider, Service program development, management and planning for Nineteen Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation facilities.
- Managed Nineteen Occupational Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics
- Financial and Expense Management; Key metric reporting, financial dashboards; Purchase oversight, Budgeting
- Maintained over 25 million in budgets.
- Human resources, interviewing, hiring, training, and terminating managers.
Education
Certificate Long Term Care Administration -
CSU Global
09-2025
Doctoral Business Administration - Healthcare Administration
North central University NCU
01-2023
Master of Healthcare Administration and Management - Organizational Leadership and Change Management, Strategic Innovation and Change Management Dual Specialization
Colorado State – University Global Campus
01-2017
Bachelor of Science in Business Management - Business management
Metropolitan State College of Denver
01-1993
Skills
- Leadership
- Transformational Leadership
- Strategy Innovation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Healthcare Industry and Financial Management
Affiliations
- Arizona Medical Group Management Association (AZMGMA) (2021 – Present)
- Arizona Rural Health Association (AZRHA) (2021 – Present)
- Colorado Medical Group Management Association (CMGMA)
- Educational Department Chair, (2010-2012)
- Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) (2021 – Present)
- Iowa Rural Health Association (IRHA) (2021 – Present)
- Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) (1997 to Present)
- New Mexico Rural Health Network (NMRHN) (2021 – Present)
- National Association of Rural Health Clinic (NARHC) (2021 – Present)
- National Rural Health Association (NRHA) (2021 – Present)
Certification
- Certified Pediatric Office Executive (CPOE) 2021
- Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional (CRHCP) 2021
Timeline
Vice President Clinical Operation
Montrose Regional Health Medical Group
01.2025 - Current
Director of Clinical Operations
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - Current
Director Surgical Services
Christus St Vincent Hospital
01.2018 - 01.2019
Manager, Clinic Operations
University of Colorado Hospital
01.2010 - 01.2017
Practice Administrator
Oasis Family Medicine, P.C.
01.2001 - 01.2010
Adjunct Instructor
Arapahoe Community College
01.2001 - 01.2008
Executor Director
Glaucoma Consultants of Colorado, Ponderosa Vision Clinic, Aurora Vision Clinic, Parker Vision Clinic, and Associated Eye Care Professionals, dba
01.2000 - 01.2001
Program Director
HCA Hospital Corporation of America
01.1996 - 01.2000
Doctoral Business Administration - Healthcare Administration
North central University NCU
Master of Healthcare Administration and Management - Organizational Leadership and Change Management, Strategic Innovation and Change Management Dual Specialization
Colorado State – University Global Campus
Bachelor of Science in Business Management - Business management
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Certificate Long Term Care Administration -
CSU Global
Awards and Recognition
Colorado American Academy of Family Physicians Best Practice PCMH 2016, Awarded Medical Group Management Association Best Practice Financial Operations 2007