Ms. Cermak is responsible for finance, real estate and supply chain functions throughout the HealthPartners system. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she supported the system’s overall strategic growth plan while maximizing return on expenses and gaining new operating efficiencies. She has helped HealthPartners to achieve stability and growth despite supply chain and workforce challenges in recent years. In 2021, HealthPartners had 12 different revenue cycle operations, but Ms. Cermak consolidated these operations, bringing the system to just one. Last year, she led the system to a positive revenue of $8.2 billion. Internally, she has prioritized hiring and promoting female leaders in director, senior director, vice president and senior vice president roles within the finance, real estate and supply chain teams.
