Posted: 11/13/2014
New leader has significant healthcare finance experience
John Moore has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parkland Health & Hospital System. He replaces interim CFO Mark Erath, whose contract expired. He will begin on Jan. 5, 2015.
Moore comes to Parkland from Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, North Carolina where he has served as Vice President/Chief Financial Officer since 2008. In that role, Moore was responsible for financial operations, patient accounting, Health Information Management, patient access, information systems, communications and wound care. He was financially responsible for $700 million net revenue including three acute hospitals, three rehabilitation hospitals, two skilled nursing facilities, 12 physician practices, one physician joint-venture, one ambulatory surgery center, and one free-standing emergency department. During his tenure, he improved operating cash flow margin from 11.8 percent to 18.6 percent over a four-year period.
Prior to his work at Carolinas HealthCare System, Moore was Chief Financial Officer at Northwest Medical Center Oro Valley in Tucson where he was responsible for opening and staffing all financial-related areas of a de novo hospital.
In addition, Moore served as senior financial analyst for Triad Hospitals, Inc., in Plano, Chief Financial Officer of Samaritan Surgicenters of Arizona in Phoenix, and accounting manager for HCA-The Healthcare Company in Dallas.
“Like all health systems, Parkland is navigating a shifting landscape with regard to healthcare finance,” said Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, Parkland’s President and CEO. “John’s extensive experience will help guide Parkland through the many challenges our industry is facing at the moment. His efforts will play a big role in ensuring we have the resources to deliver the best possible care to our patients. Now, more than ever, Parkland must ensure that every dollar spent on our services is used as efficiently as possible. I know John is the right person for this extremely important position.”
Moore earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University in Waco. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.