Ellen Guarnieri

Experience

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  Virtua West Jersey Hospital Marlton

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2005

  Chief Operating Officer/System Vice President

  Provided oversight and leadership for operations of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, as well as physician recruitment and community outreach. Led successful reorganization of this medical surgical community hospital to a product-line focused cardiac and surgical specialty hospital. Designed and implemented needed programs, leading to financial turn-around in 12 months. Exceeded budgeted margin by 12%. Strong performance in expense control and top line growth resulted in $ 4 million improvement in CM over 2003. Improved total revenue in 2004 by $10.5 million over 2003. Increased surgical cases from 28 % to 32% of overall hospital volume in less than 12 months. Increased orthopedic procedures by 257 cases and spine procedures by 113 cases. Established 3 growth programs in 2004: laparoscopic surgery, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery. Oversight of 800 employees and $100 million operating budget. Show less

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  Robert Wood Johnson Healthcare Corp Hamilton

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2009

  President and CEO of RWJHCCH including Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton Medical Services Organization, and the Lakeview Child Centers.

  • President and CEO

    Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

  • Executive Vice President, Director Business Development

    Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
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  Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies LLC

  Jul 2009 - now

  President & CEO

  Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies, LLC assists healthcare and physician organizations to achieve optimal results through expert strategy planning, business development, medical staff relations, quality and operations improvement, clinical resource management, community health and wellness assessment, culture assessment and leadership development.

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  Thomas Jefferson University

  Apr 2011 - now

  Instructor in the Masters Program for Healthcare Quality and Safety

  • Associate Director of Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Director, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Leadership Program

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Adjunct Faculty Instructor - Health Care Quality & Safety

    Apr 2011 - now