J Delgado Cantave
Columbia
Summary
Results-oriented health executive with demonstrated record of accomplishment in streamlining operations, increasing profits and maximizing market penetration. Decisive leader promoting operational improvements, market expansion and positive corporate culture as keys to success. Versatile business leader bringing over 9 years of experience as accomplished CEO. Strategic problem-solver, change manager and visionary executive with success implementing plans to meet current and future needs. Key expertise in healthcare.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cooperative Health
01.2015 - Current
- Provide strategic leadership and vision to Organization over 700 employees, 33 medical sites in 4 counties
- Drive Business growth and profitability by $43M and $17M, respectively, over 7 years
- Forge strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to achieve strategic plan
- Expand services to increase access to care, including new line of services such as Behavioral Health, Dental, Vision, Orthopedics, Pharmacy, Men’s Wellness Clinic, Walk-in Clinics in addition to Primary Care
- Redesign patient care model, in partnership with chief medical officer, to deliver effective patient-centered care
- Revolutionize healthcare services to improve patient care and experience at low cost and to yield greater health outcomes
- Transform company for Value-Based Care through integrated system, telehealth expansion, and tackling racial disparities.
Director of Clinical Administrative Services
Cooperative Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Successfully achieved strategic goal and objectives 9 months ahead schedule,
- Increased clinicians chart closing compliance by 100% while reducing company’s risks near zero
- Collaborated with CEO and CMO to establish a comprehensive chart closing policy to ensure the sustainability of compliance
- Invested in clinicians workforce development on digital technology to prevent burn out, increase work-life balance, meet industry needs and increase productivity.
Program Director for HIV/AIDS Services: Ryan White Part C/Early Intervention Services
Cooperative Health
03.2012 - 01.2014
- Restructured the delivery of medical services for people living with HIV/AIDS to ensure confidentiality, patient retention, increase patient positive experience and increase health outcomes
- Implemented clinical multidisciplinary case conferences for better care
- Initiated clinical care team competencies company-wide, to identify, diagnose and linking patients to care for treatment
- Received accolade by the White House Presidential HIV Task Force in 2013
- Awarded Part D in 2017.
Education
CEO Leadership Institute
National Association of Community Health Centers
Bethesda, MD04.2024
School of Management/ Healthcare Executive Program
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA07.2023
MBA -
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC12.2015
Skills
- Leadership Team Building
- Organizational Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Excellence
- Crisis Management
- Operations Management
- Risk management
- Data analysis
- Change management
- Merger and acquistion
Affiliations
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- South Carolina Primary Health Care Association
- Korn Ferry Institute
- HealthLeaders Media
Timeline
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cooperative Health
01.2015 - Current
Director of Clinical Administrative Services
Cooperative Health
01.2014 - 01.2015
Program Director for HIV/AIDS Services: Ryan White Part C/Early Intervention Services
Cooperative Health
03.2012 - 01.2014
CEO Leadership Institute
National Association of Community Health Centers
School of Management/ Healthcare Executive Program
University of California - Los Angeles
MBA -
Southern Wesleyan University
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