R.

KENT ADAMS
6988 Stonewick Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630
812-202-5542

Executive seeking challenging position with healthcare system or physician

organization in upper Midwest area; qualified by over 28 years of executive man
agement experience.
Excellent oral and written skills - Seasoned in reports and speeches; university
faculty member.
* Solid understanding of complex business and agency operations - Facilities and
programming experience spanning nonprofits, business, social services, and heal
th care.
* Knowledge of diverse organizations and agencies, their structures and missions
- Served
both profit and nonprofit organizations; 27 years working with boards.
* Ability to develop strong business plans - Directly responsible for strategic
planning; always maintain a future vision for the mission.
* Interact effectively with public and media - Proven success in media campaigns
, marketing and community relations.
* Team building skills - Restructured staffs of two organizations and built one
from ground up.
* Management style emphasizing teamwork and communication- always accessible to
staff, encourage output and innovation.
EXPERIENCE
TRI-STATE ORTHOPAEDICS Evansville, Ind
iana
Chief Executive Officer
2007-present
Corporate-wide administrative oversight of large specialty clinic with over 110
F.T.E.'s providing regional care to residents of Southwestern Indiana
* Oversight of daily operations, strategic planning, recruiting, and advertisin
g and marketing.

OCALA HEART INSTITUTE Ocala, Florida

Executive Director 1995 -2007
Manage operational, financial and human resource assets for multi-faceted cardia
c care organization at a consistently high level of profitability. Planned, impl
emented and support ongoing expansion strategy
with necessary resources and within budget allocations.
* Oversaw organizational expansion that tripled staff; opened satellites in five
additional counties.
* Created management structure in a flat organization; maintained same key staff
for over ten years.
* Expanded philanthropic foundation to achieve broader goals; cultivated mission
s programs with emphasis among non-medical staff.

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CAYLOR-NICKEL CLINIC Bluffton, Indiana
Administrator 1990 - 1995
Oversaw all aspects of multi-specialty practice to ensure profitable operations
of both the clinic and
hospital. Served on Joint Operations Board to ensure unified governance of both
entities.
* Trimmed $230K in overhead from $13M budget.
* Began thrust from specialty medicine to primary care emphasis.
* Planned and implemented three affiliate clinics in adjoining counties; designe
d satellite facility.
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Marion, Indiana
Adjunct Faculty, Business Program 1987 - 1995
Taught Organizational Development and Ethics courses for the College of Adult an
d Professional Studies.
HOWARD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Kokomo, Indiana
Divisional Vice-President 1983 - 1990
Managed facilities, personnel and programming of behavioral health units. Served
on hospital executive
committee, assisting CEO with organizational management.
* Initiated start-up of inpatient and outpatient treatment programs within a 90-
day timeframe; developed treatment protocols, marketing and media strategy, hire
d staff, trained and opened doors.
* Oversaw construction and design of two treatment facilities; responsible for c
omplete design.
* Instrumental in initiating first hospital advertising campaign.
COMPREHENSIVE CARE CORPORATION Newport Beach, California
Administrator, Hospital Care Unit - Michigan 1980 - 1982
Supervised operations of 75-bed, for-profit national behavioral health unit with
in a community hospital. Served as EAP liaison to area industries, community age
ncies and county governments.
* Promoted in twelve months from smallest hospital project to largest facility i
n the corporation.
* Replaced long-time Medical Director of facility, increasing clinical integrity
of program and
reducing costs.
* Managed advertising budget of $250,000 to effectively promote facility through
media mix.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Berrien County - Benton Harbor, Michigan
Director, Rehabilitation Services 1978 - 1980
Administrated treatment and educational programming; supervised therapy team and
educational staff.
Operated three facilities across the county, serving adult and adolescent popula
tions.
* Expanded access to programs through new satellite, serving additional 60,000 p
opulation.
* Increased revenues 15% annually through management training service and counse
ling tailored
to corporate human resource and medical departments in Berrien County industries
.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
* American College of Medical Group Administrators
* Medical Group Management Association
* Indiana Wesleyan University Advisory Board
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Business Management Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indi
ana
Graduated summa cum laude
Bachelor of Science, Sociology Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois