Mr. Cera brings more than 12 years of healthcare leadership experience to his role as CEO of Paradigm Health System and Sterling Surgical Hospital, where he oversees strategic leadership, operations and financial performance. Organizations he has led have achieved a 16-fold increase in net income while sustaining operating margins near 30%, directing surgical enterprises that perform over 8,000 procedures annually. Mr. Cera has expanded operational capacity by 20% and reduced costs by 10%, while leading payer contract negotiations that improved case mix and protected margins. He built an outpatient joint replacement program generating more than $5 million in annual revenue and expanded urgent care and therapy services that added $1.5 million in annual revenue. He has fostered relationships with more than 50 physicians, achieving 98% satisfaction, while leading teams of more than 100 professionals. Beyond hospital operations, Mr. Cera co-founded Mane Realty, a healthcare real estate developer whose projects exceed 50,000 square feet and $28 million in value, including a musculoskeletal campus. He served on the board of Penn State Shenango and currently serves on the board of John F. Kennedy Catholic School.
