CEO CFO speaker series – Q&A

       Vinson YatesSenior Vice President and CFO of OhioHealth (Columbus). Mr. Yates joined OhioHealth in 1987 and served in a variety of roles, including president of OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, before being appointed senior vice president and CFO in…

       Richard A. GrossiSenior Vice President and CFO of Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore).Mr. Grossi was appointed to his current position at Johns Hopkins Medicine in 1996. In this role, he oversees all day-to-day financial functions of the school…

      Gary Weiss Executive Vice President, Treasurer and CFO of NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.). Mr. Weiss joined NorthShore University HealthSystem in 2001 and became its CFO in October 2007. Prior to joining the Chicagoland system, he was…

      Charles WeisExecutive Vice President and CFO of Sinai Health System (Chicago). Mr. Weis joined Sinai Health System in 1982 and became its CFO four years later. A certified public accountant, Mr. Weis is an adjunct faculty member…

      James WatsonCFO of University of Chicago Medicine. Before joining University of Chicago Medicine in 2011 as CFO, Mr. Watson was the CFO of Oklahoma City-based University of Oklahoma Medical Center. He earned an MBA from Southern Methodist…

      Denise WarrenExecutive Vice President and CFO of Capella Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.). Ms. Warren joined Capella shortly after it was founded in 2005. She was previously a senior equity analyst and research director for Avondale Partners and has…

      Monte WardCFO and Chief Acquisition Officer of Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital. Mr. Ward has been the CFO of Cabell Huntington Hospital for more than 33 years, but he recently added the title of CAO in January 2015…

      Elizabeth “Beth” WardCFO of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s University Hospitals and Clinics (Dallas). Ms. Ward has held her current position as CFO of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s University Hospitals and Clinics since 2012. Before joining UT Southwestern,…

       Doug VandersliceCFO of Boston Children’s Hospital. Mr. Vanderslice has years of experience in healthcare finance at pediatric hospitals. Before joining Boston Children’s in January 2013, Mr. Vanderslice was vice president of finance and CFO of St. Louis Children’s…

        Michael Tretina Senior Vice President and CFO of Bayhealth (Dover, Del.). Mr. Tretina was named to his current position with Bayhealth in December 2013. He was previously vice president and CFO of Mary Greeley Medical Center…