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Tyler Bennett, MHA

Madison,AL

Summary

Versatile healthcare leader with sustained results in planning and executing strategic growth initiatives, improving service line financial and operational performance, and establishing effective stakeholder relationships.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Contract President

Soaring Surgery Center
Charlottesville, VA
03.2023 - 05.2024
  • Contracted by Board of Managers for 15 months, post acquisition of state licensed one operating room ASC in February 2023. Management contract deliverables: (1) Establish and implement strategic plan, (2) Produce financial and operational budgets, (3) Negotiate and implement service provider agreements, (4) Negotiate/implement strategic vendor agreements for capital equipment and supplies, (5) Recruit/credential providers and staff, (6) Launch surgical procedures by August 1, 2023, and (7) Hire and onboard Director of Nursing to assume permanent administrator role.
  • KPI performance as of April 30, 2024: block utilization of 85%, EBITDA of 14%, and surgical volume +8% of budget.
  • Additional accomplishments include successful CMS ASC Recertification conducted by Virginia Department of Health's unannounced survey with no deficiencies in August 2023, completing three year growth plan including facility expansion plan and budget, and launching orthopedics robotics platform.

Vice President, Orthopedic Service Line

Ascension Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
11.2021 - 02.2023
  • Executive leader for Ascension Indiana's 17 acute care hospitals for inpatient and outpatient orthopedic clinical services, including operational oversight for Ascension St. Vincent Orthopedic Hospital's 10 OR and 24 inpatient room facility focusing solely on elective orthopedic and spine surgeries.
  • Increased acute hospital market share through establishing and leveraging strategic relationships, service line and clinical program offerings, physician alignment and recruitment (independent and employed), and implementation of clinical/business improvement processes to optimize operational efficiencies.
  • Produced strategic business plan for ambulatory surgery center expansion in accretive markets in collaboration with aligned orthopedic practice partners to capture growth of outpatient surgical market share of musculoskeletal procedures. Currently two proposed sites are operational with another scheduled go go-live September 2024.
  • Co-chair for Surgical Task Force Committee accountable for strategic service line operational/financial KPIs, quality outcome improvement, and surgical services employee recruitment/retention strategies.

System Director, Orthopedic and Spine Service Line

Sentara Health
Virginia Beach, VA
11.2019 - 11.2021
  • Provided executive leadership for Sentara Health’s 12 hospitals in Virginia and North Carolina. Responsibilities included fostering physician alignment (independent and employed), improving financial KPIs, strategic initiative planning/execution, and implementing clinical/operational improvement initiatives.
  • Proposed and led due diligence and syndication of two joint venture orthopedic ambulatory surgery centers, successfully growing outpatient market share in accretive markets.
  • Facilitated three-year ortho and neuro service line strategic plans across Sentara regions in Q4 2020.
  • Co-chaired strategic vendor portfolio contract negotiations for total joint replacement, sports medicine, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, and spine implants/hardware successfully reducing annual spend.
  • Implemented Comprehensive Hip Fracture Pathway in Q1 2021 establishing clinical protocols to efficiently evaluate, treat, and discharge geriatric patients reducing arrival to OR time, reducing ALOS from 5.9 to 4.9 days, and increased discharge to home rate from 17% to 25% in 6 months post implementation.
  • Recipient of Sentara Health’s 2020 CEO Award for interim Supply Chain leadership during COVID-19 .

System Manager, Orthopedic Service Line

Sentara Health
Virginia Beach, VA
06.2018 - 11.2019
  • Co-chaired 2019 Clinical Variation Reduction Committee for Orthopedic and Spine Service Lines, producing $5.3M in expense savings vs goal of $3.8M. Success factors included utilization data analysis, researching, proposing and hardwiring best practice protocols, and ensuring surgeon buy-in for initiatives.
  • Operationalized Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and same day surgery discharge protocols for 5,000+ total joint replacement and elective spine surgery patients at flagship orthopedic and spine hospitals. Included revising patient and caregiver education, standardizing protocols, and clinical team education.
  • Implemented Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) platform across orthopedic and spine service lines, with one year capture rate of 92% of all hospital based surgeries.
  • Established clinical service line governance model for physician preference item requests resulting in decreased cycle time for product submission to decision from 93 days to 32 days within two months.

Administrative Fellow

Parkridge Health System - HCA
Chattanooga, TN
06.2017 - 05.2018
  • Facilitated 9 month, $1.5M renovation project for hospital owned four story medical office building on time and $150K under budget.
  • Operationalized outpatient office for Parkridge Bone and Joint employed orthopedic clinic. Duties included creating and presenting pro forma, clinic site evaluation/selection, and oversight of construction.
  • Chaired American Heart Association Heart Walk, resulting in increased donations from $7,919 to $25,000 and participation from 32 to 119 walkers.

Skills

  • Direct and Influential Leadership
  • Relationship Management
  • Effective Communication
  • Strategic Growth Initiatives
  • ASC Due Diligence
  • Service Line Governance / Development
  • Operational / Financial Oversight
  • Regulatory and Accreditation
  • Value Based Care
  • Negotiation

Education

  • Master of Health Administration: University of Iowa - 05/2017
  • BS, Health Care Management: University of Alabama at Birmingham - 05/2015

Internships

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Graduate Assistant - 08/2016 to 05/2017
  • HCA TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center - Administrative Intern - 05/2016 to 08/2016
  • The Kirklin Clinc of UAB Hospital - Intern, Performance Engineering - 01/2015 - 07/2015

Timeline

Contract President

Soaring Surgery Center
03.2023 - 05.2024

Vice President, Orthopedic Service Line

Ascension Indiana
11.2021 - 02.2023

System Director, Orthopedic and Spine Service Line

Sentara Health
11.2019 - 11.2021

System Manager, Orthopedic Service Line

Sentara Health
06.2018 - 11.2019

Administrative Fellow

Parkridge Health System - HCA
06.2017 - 05.2018

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