Adrian C.

Healthcare CEO/COO/VP | Turnaround & Growth Leader I Multi-Site Operations I PE Integration I AI Integration I Entrepreneurial Mindset

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

About

Healthcare COO/CEO/VP of Ops | PE-Backed Turnarounds | Multi-Site Scaling | $300M+ Operations "I build, fix, and scale healthcare operations. Utah-based. Open to relocation." Over 20 years, I've led hospitals, medical groups, ambulatory networks, homecare, and private equity-backed platforms — taking organizations from distressed to high-performing and from startup to enterprise scale. What I've done: Turned a Critical Care hospital from negative net income to $600K+ monthly profitability in 5 months Managed a 45+ clinic medical group generating $300M in annual revenue Launched service lines that generated $10–$15M in new annual revenue within 18 months Exceeded PE sponsor EBITDA and NOI targets by 200% Reduced nursing cost per patient day by 30% and supply costs by 25% through lean redesign Led multi-state M&A integration across 4 states in a PE joint venture with HCA Where I operate: Hospital systems · Medical groups · Post-acute/LTACH · Ambulatory surgery · Private equity Oncology & Infusion Services · Private equity portfolio companies · Homecare · Telehealth What I bring: Full P&L ownership · Operational turnaround · M&A integration · Physician alignment · Service line launch · Six Sigma Green Belt · Lean operations · Nonprofit & PE-backed environments · Team building at scale "If you're scaling a platform, fixing an operation, or looking for an operator who delivers — let's talk."

Experience

  • Chief Operations Officer & Strategy Consultant at AC Holdings Inc.
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Executive consulting practice through which I have served in interim CEO, COO, and VP Operations roles for healthcare organizations — including PAM Specialty Hospital (Las Vegas, NV) and Solis Mammography (4-state Mountain West region, HCA joint venture). Specializing in operational turnaround, M&A integration, and multi-site growth strategy for PE-backed and nonprofit health systems.

  • Chief Operating Officer at North Canyon Network of Care
    Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr

    COO of a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital and 30+ clinic network serving rural communities across Southern Idaho — responsible for the full enterprise: hospital operations, employed physician services, and all ambulatory clinics. ▪ Overseeing hospital operations, medical staff management, and 30+ multi-site clinic network as an integrated enterprise — managing budgets, KPIs, quality, and physician engagement across the full continuum of care.

  • Chief Executive Officer at PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Las Vegas
    Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr

    Recruited as turnaround CEO for Nevada's largest long-term acute care hospital — a 70-bed critical care hospital with 350 physicians and 320+ staff. ▪ Reversed negative net income to $500K+ monthly profitability within 5 months — exceeded NOI, EBITDA, and revenue targets by 200% through operational restructuring, cost discipline, and strategic partnership development.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Vibra Hospital of Boise
    Oct 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Led all hospital operations, business development, and physician services for a 40-bed critical care-acute hospital over a 2-year CEO tenure during COVID — building a high-performing culture from the ground up. ▪ Achieved 98% patient satisfaction scores and 90th percentile WEAN rates in respiratory management among 40+ hospitals in the Vibra national network.

  • Intermountain Healthcare (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • System AVP of Operations (ED)
      Nov 2017 - Nov 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Enterprise-wide system operations leadership across outpatient clinics, hospital service lines, home health, and telehealth — managing multi-site performance across one of the nation's most respected nonprofit integrated health systems. ▪ Managed multi-site system operations across Utah — consistently meeting enterprise KPIs for patient experience, quality, safety, and financial performance through continuous improvement and standard work development.

    • Executive Ambulatory Operations Officer (Medical Group)
      Jun 2014 - May 2018 · 4 yrs

      Top operational leader for Intermountain's Northern Utah Medical Group — a 45+ clinic, multi-specialty ambulatory network generating $300M in annual revenue across primary care, oncology, behavioral health, orthopedics, neurosurgery, pediatrics, GI, telemedicine, and more. ▪ Achieved $5M+ EBITDA targets for 3 consecutive years through disciplined financial management, operational standardization, and deep physician partnership across a large distributed clinic portfolio.