DHAIWAT KOTHARI
Chino Hills
Summary
Board-certified healthcare executive with a physician background and extensive clinical expertise in acute and post-acute care. Proven success in healthcare operations, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and financial management. Recognized for strategic problem-solving and collaborative leadership that enhances patient outcomes and operational performance. Exceptional communication skills and a detail-oriented approach drive effective team leadership and organizational excellence.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Service Area Ast Administrator Continuum Care Operations
Kaiser Permanente
Riverside
09.2023 - Current
- Oversee continuum care operations for two acute care facilities and four affiliated hospitals.
- Achieved regional recognition for best PDR and ELOS performance in Riverside service area.
- Established comprehensive UM leadership team to drive operational effectiveness and improve patient outcomes.
- Contributed to regional workstreams targeting Medicare PDR, high utilizers, and GMLOS, short stays to improve patient care.
- Revamped AMCAH/ECAH programs locally to align with budgeted allocations.
- Developed non-member workflows that reduced raw PDR by eight percent.
Service Area Infection Prevention Director
Kaiser Permanente
Riverside
04.2021 - 08.2023
- Manage the IP Program for 2 acute care KP facilities
- Reduced hospital acquired infections year over year (CLABSI, CAUTI, surgical site infections), enhancing patient safety.
- Achieved 1.5 years of CAUTI-free status at Moreno Valley facility
- Achieved compliance in 2 Joint Commission surveys with zero findings, demonstrating program effectiveness.
- Published study on C-section infection reduction in IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement), contributing to best practices in infection prevention.
Regional Vice President Operations
Prime Healthcare
Ontario
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Developed operational strategies to address potential census decline during COVID-19 and regulatory changes, ensuring sustained patient care levels.
- Led hospital teams in managing payer relationships and coordinating claims resolution collaborations to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Cultivated relationships with CEOs, CNOs, and CMOs to align operational focus and drive collaborative initiatives across facilities.
- Oversaw operational metrics for inpatient throughput, staffing productivity, quality, and ancillary turnaround across 17 hospitals in Southern California and Nevada.
- Maintained compliance with CDPH Title 22 regulations to ensure operational integrity.
- Contributed to acquisition and turnaround of St. Francis Medical Center, a Level 2 trauma center with over 80,000 emergency visits annually.
- Guided successful accreditation survey process post-acquisition, achieving compliance status.
- Procured flex and swing bed waivers during COVID-19 transitions to enhance service capacity.
Post-Acute Quality/Regulatory/Infection Control Consulting Services
Southern California
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Assist in establishing Staffing requirements, regulatory compliance, and survey readiness.
- Helped start up 3 Surgical Centers, and government incentive-based programs.
- Contract negotiations, and led any appeals process reviews.
Hospital Administrator (Chief Operations Officer)
Prospect Medical Holdings, LLC
Los Angeles
07.2018 - 01.2020
- Directed daily operations and management of a 50-bed acute care hospital.
- Enhanced quality, throughput, and financial productivity through strategic staffing and physician relations initiatives.
- Achieved positive EBIDTA year over year, prior to supplemental payments (DSH, QAF), demonstrating sustained financial performance.
- Oversaw key operational metrics while maintaining regulatory cadence and financial margin.
- Created a Nursing Staffing Program for adequate staffing. Reduced Contingent Worker usage by 60%.
- Manages the operating and capital budgets
- Reduced Length of Stay below GMLOS and implemented a physician education and documentation process to improve compliance.
- Lower ED diversion hours in a 4 bed Base Station/Paramedic receiving ED (average 50 visits/day).
- Operational Strategy recognized by City of Norwalk.
Director Quality, Infection Prevention, Case Management, Risk Management
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City
01.2015 - 07.2018
- Responsible for over 300 beds comprising of acute inpatient, OB/GYN, 2 Behavioral Health campus.
- Led turnaround of Infection Prevention Program, improving compliance and outcomes.
- Oversaw survey readiness and compliance activities at Paradise Valley.
- Managed relationships with community partners, APIC San Diego, Hospital Quality Institute, HSAG.
- Established community collaborations to raise awareness of infections, resulting in reduced Clostridium Difficile, SSI, CAUTI, and CLABSI rates to SIR.
- Implemented Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and inter-facility programs.
- Lowered Length of stay to close to 1 day below GMLOS
- Implementation of avoidable day program.
- Collaborated with finance team to identify revenue growth opportunities, contributing to EBITDA enhancement.
- Recipient of 2015-2018 Healthgrades Patient Safety Award.
- Leapfrog Grade 'A' in 2016-2018.
- 5 Star Healthgrades Hip Fracture, Appendectomies, Heart Failure, C-Sections, GI treatment.
Physician & Rural Operations Leader
SP University
Karamsad
2010 - 2012
- Delivered medical care to underserved patients through community medicine, adhering to state regulations and addressing local health disparities.
- Improved rural patient throughput by implementing efficient ambulatory practices.
- Diagnosed patients using comprehensive medical assessments and examinations.
- Developed treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs and conditions.
Education
Master of Public Health - Healthcare Operations
University of New England
Biddeford, ME01-2014
Doctor of Medicine - Internal Medicine & Surgery
SP University
India01-2012
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO01-2006
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO01-2006
Skills
- Doctor of Medicina (ECFMG Certified - United States Medical Licensing Examinations passed Steps 1, 2, CK, CS, 3)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Fellow American College Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
- Certified Infection Prevention (CIC)
- Certified Professionals Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
- Hospital Accreditation Certification (HACP)
- Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (California & Montana) NHA
Publications
- Comparisons of the Stability of CRC-015 and Sirolimus in Human Plasma and Under Accelerated Conditions in Solution, 2013, Oral Poster Presentation, University of Colorado, Aurora CO
- Testing the Stability of CRC-015 Intravenous Formulation under storage conditions, bedside conditions and infusion equipment preventing Hospital Acquired Infections, 2013
- Retrospective Review of Weight Gain with Atypical Antipsychotics at Griffin Memorial Hospital - Oklahoma, US, 2015
- IHI Study on C-Section Infections and Usage of CHG Bathing, 2022
Boards
- President (2023) Association of Professionals Infection Control & Epidemiology, California, USA, 01/01/16, 12/31/23, President - Inland Empire, CA, 2023
- President Elect, 2022, Education & Membership Chair (California APIC), Responsible for leadership of all education lines including management of topic, certification readiness and oversight of the active memberships for San Diego and California chapter.
Timeline
Service Area Ast Administrator Continuum Care Operations
Kaiser Permanente
09.2023 - Current
Service Area Infection Prevention Director
Kaiser Permanente
04.2021 - 08.2023
Regional Vice President Operations
Prime Healthcare
01.2020 - 04.2021
Hospital Administrator (Chief Operations Officer)
Prospect Medical Holdings, LLC
07.2018 - 01.2020
Director Quality, Infection Prevention, Case Management, Risk Management
Paradise Valley Hospital
01.2015 - 07.2018
Post-Acute Quality/Regulatory/Infection Control Consulting Services
01.2015 - 01.2021
Physician & Rural Operations Leader
SP University
2010 - 2012
Master of Public Health - Healthcare Operations
University of New England
Doctor of Medicine - Internal Medicine & Surgery
SP University
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Colorado At Boulder
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder