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Nab Kundu

Portland,ME

Summary

Accomplished healthcare executive with a diverse background ranging from sales to hospital operations.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Executive Officer

New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland
Portland, ME
11.2022 - Current

New England Rehabilitation Hospital is an 100 bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in the State of Maine.

  • Responsible for all aspects of operations for both Inpatient and Outpatient departments.
  • Improved Year to Date Average Daily Census by 8.
  • I round on all 160+monthly patient admissions within the first 48 hours of their stay.
  • I round on all 160+ discharging patients within 2 days of discharge.
  • Patient Satisfaction January 2024 MTD is 87.5.
  • Employee Engagement Survey participation improved from 67% (2022) to 84% (2023).
  • Successfully completed Joint Commission Survey.
  • Have demonstrated strong physician and referral source relationships.
  • Created a positive culture within the clinical team. 0% turnover on 1st year RNs in 2023.
  • Beat EBITDA budget all 4 quarters of 2023.
  • Built positive relationships with our JV Partners.
  • Decreased Length of Stay consistently in 2023.
  • Discharged 1990 patients in 2023 with 86% returning home.
  • Treated 10k outpatients in 2023.

Director of Development

Nobis Rehab Partners (Parent of Reunion Dublin)
06.2022 - 11.2022
  • I was the first employee the corporation hired nationally and I opened the first hospital in the company.
  • I am the first field based CEO to be promoted to a national corporate role.
  • Position was created to focus on new hospital market expansion, joint venture development and national physician development.
  • Secured 2 PM&R physicians and 1 Medical Director for our new Milwaukee Rehab hospital.
  • Secured PM&R coverage for our soon to be open Oklahoma City Rehab hospital.
  • Secured PM&R coverage for our new Shreveport Rehab hospital.
  • Secured a PM&R Medical Director candidate for our soon to open Cincinnati Rehab hospital.
  • Negotiating a partnership with a large multi-specialty physician group for our soon to open Cincinnati Rehab Hospital.
  • Responsible for market research on viability of building in Toledo, OH.
  • Responsibility will include market development for 20+ new hospitals that are slated to open.
  • Added new responsibility to screen all CEO candidates for all the hospitals nationally.

Chief Executive Officer

Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital-Dublin
Dublin, OH
09.2020 - 06.2022
  • Opened and operationalized a brand new 25 million dollar full service Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital.
  • Secured licenses, built an executive team and passed medicare certification.
  • Prior to opening/ during construction provided over 300 personalized tours of the hospital to create a referral network.
  • Secured directorship agreements with key physicians/ specialties.
  • Expanded services to include in room dialysis within year one.
  • Built a strong marketing team who have brought in over 1000 patients since opening.
  • Daily management on HPPD to keep productivity at 100%.
  • Daily Case management review to ensure Length of Stay is managed effectively.
  • Created a positive culture to attract and retain staff. 11 months with 0 agency staff.
  • 142 5 star google reviews in the first 15 months of operations. Higher patient satisfaction/ more reviews than all 3 competing hospitals.

Chief Executive Officer Select Columbus East

Select Medical
Columbus, OH
02.2016 - 09.2020

Select Medical is one of the largest long term acute care hospital systems in the country with over 100 hospitals nationally.

  • Responsibility for all aspects of hospital operations including: financial performance, patient safety, quality, staff turnover, physician relationships and regulatory compliance.
  • Crisis management experience- Served as CEO for two hospital (10/19-7/20).
  • Created positive physician/ hospital relationships with over 200 credentialed physicians at Select Columbus East and Select Columbus South.
  • Consistent year over year financial performance due to strategic focus on volume, rates and expenses.
  • Improved organizational culture. 92% of staff participated in the 2019 employee engagement survey.
  • Experience working with payors on pre-certifications, appeals and unfunded days.
  • Clarified expectations, increased accountability for leadership and staff while lowering total yearly turnover 50% between 2016 and 2019.
  • Secured multi-year hospitalist contract for Select Columbus East as well as daily management of all medical director contracts for Select Columbus South.
  • Improved quality metrics through collaboration with physicians and clinical leadership.
  • Oversight experience of a 10 million dollar renovation at Select Columbus South.
  • Developed strategic plans for volume growth with business development.
  • Successfully launched Electronic Medical Record (EPIC) within hospital.
  • Experience managing throughput to impact financial performance.
  • Directly involved in patient and family grievances.
  • Regular rounding on staff and patients on all shifts.

Director of Physician Services / Orthopedics/ Occupational Medicine

Springfield Regional Medical Center
Springfield, OH
10.2009 - 02.2016

Springfield Regional Medical Center is a division of Mercy Health. Mercy Health is the largest non-profit hospital system in Ohio with 24 hospitals in the Ohio and Kentucky region.

  • Promoted twice during tenure.
  • Key responsibility for the creation and implementation of the Springfield Regional Bariatric Service Line.
  • Secured affiliate Electronic Medical Record (EPIC) contracts with key independent physician groups.
  • Responsible for creating and formalizing SRMC's Orthopedic Service Line.
  • Directly reported to C.E.O of health system and point of contact for all medical staff.
  • System level responsibility on numerous initiatives ranging from mission, business development fundraising, physician employment and physician alignment.
  • Created and implemented multi-year physician alignment strategic plan for health system.
  • Charged with representing and speaking on behalf of the hospital system in various public community projects and events such as Leadership Clark County, Kiwanis, and local government.
  • Served as interim leader/ point of contact for Springfield Regional Medical Center's employed physician group. Group consisted of 31 physicians, 16 locations, 4 area managers and over 100 staff members.

Cardio-Metabolic District Manager/Sales

Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Columbus, Ohio
06.2004 - 10.2009

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a research driven company which constitutes the global pharmaceutical business of the Solvay Group.

  • Turned around an underperforming cardio-metabolic franchise in Ohio, southern Michigan and West Virginia.
  • District product responsibilities : Simcor, Tricor and Androgel.
  • Increased Ohio Androgel regional rank from 21st to 11th- May 2008.
  • Increased Ohio Tricor regional rank from 11th to 3rd- May 2008.
  • 11th nationally for Simcor % market change - May 2008.
  • District #1 regionally -2007.
  • District #2 regionally- 2006.

Divisional Sales Manager

Andrx Labs
, Ohio Market
10.2002 - 06.2004

Andrx Corporation is a nationally recognized leader in patented drug delivery systems.

Product responsibilities.

  • Cholesterol and diabetes market. Altoprev and Fortamet.
  • Built and led expansion district from three to ten representatives.
  • Took a newly created expansion district to number 2 nationally in terms of territory rank.
  • Managed change during multiple downsizing's.
  • National Advisory Board Member for Altocor product.

Professional Representative

Merck & Co., Inc
Warren, OH
05.1997 - 10.2002
  • Entry level sales position.
  • Learned fundamentals of customer service.
  • Learned to work with different stakeholders.
  • Learned how to manage a book of business.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Kent State University
1996

MBA - Health Care Concentration- 3.75 GPA

Urbana University
2017

Skills

  • C-Level experience
  • Post Acute Care experience
  • LOS management
  • Case Management oversight
  • Operations
  • Hospital start up experience
  • Physician Engagement
  • Physician Recruitment
  • Physician Contracting
  • Hospital Contracting
  • Survey readiness
  • Market development
  • Crisis management
  • Sales management
  • Finance
  • Quality Improvement
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Grievance Resolution

References

References available upon request.

Affiliations

Board Appointments:

Columbus Early Learning Centers.

Past Board Member- Quest Adult Services, Inc.

Past Board Member- Leadership Clark County.

Past Board Member- Clark and Madison County Mental Health Services Hospital.

Junior Achievement Instructor 2012, 2013, 2014- Springfield, OH

Timeline

Chief Executive Officer

New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland
11.2022 - Current

Director of Development

Nobis Rehab Partners (Parent of Reunion Dublin)
06.2022 - 11.2022

Chief Executive Officer

Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital-Dublin
09.2020 - 06.2022

Chief Executive Officer Select Columbus East

Select Medical
02.2016 - 09.2020

Director of Physician Services / Orthopedics/ Occupational Medicine

Springfield Regional Medical Center
10.2009 - 02.2016

Cardio-Metabolic District Manager/Sales

Solvay Pharmaceuticals
06.2004 - 10.2009

Divisional Sales Manager

Andrx Labs
10.2002 - 06.2004

Professional Representative

Merck & Co., Inc
05.1997 - 10.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Kent State University

MBA - Health Care Concentration- 3.75 GPA

Urbana University
Nab Kundu