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Nelson Weichold

CFO

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Columbus, OH

Mr. Weichold serves as Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s CFO. There, he oversees treasury operations, budgeting and cost accounting, financial reporting, revenue cycle, supply chain, payer relations and business intelligence across the medical center, physician group and schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, population health and health-related professions. Named CFO in 2023, he brings more than two decades of financial and strategic leadership experience from large teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. He has supported the hospital’s continued expansion into new markets, including a $100 million to $150 million investment to build two new pediatric facilities in the Toledo region that will expand access to primary, specialty and behavioral health services. Mr. Weichold has also helped advance one of the largest infrastructure projects in the organization’s history, a new patient tower set to open in 2028 that will house advanced specialty services and increase ICU capacity. He plays a critical role in prioritizing investments in technology and innovation that support precision medicine and improved outcomes. Before Nationwide Children’s, he served as CFO of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, COO of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Multispecialty Practice, and CFO of the University of Miami Medical Center. He serves as treasurer for Partners For Kids, The Center for Family Safety and Healing, and The Abigail Wexner Research Institute.

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