Mr. Conklin brings more than two decades of healthcare experience to Lifespan.
Most recently, he worked at St. Louis-based Ascension as COO overseeing 31 hospitals in Wisconsin and Kansas. He also previously served as senior vice president of operational finance for Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives.
“Todd is a welcome addition to our team at a critical time for healthcare, both in Rhode Island and nationally,” Lifespan President and CEO Timothy Babineau, MD, said in a news release. “Todd has a strong record of engaging teams in improving operations, efficiency and care delivery across the health systems he has helped lead and is well-positioned to serve as Lifespan’s first executive vice president and chief operating officer.”
Mr. Conklin is a certified public accountant and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
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