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Gary C Kress, CPA <br />PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (Northwest Ohio's Largest Health Care System) <br />Toledo, OH <br />/2 <br />GAY C . kress <br />Continued <br />05194 -09/96 <br />Controller 06196 - 006 <br />Crestview of Ohio, Inc. is a 830 million organization comprised of Lake Park a 215 bed sub -acute care and rehabiliration facility, <br />Goerlich Center a 48 bed Alzheimer's jacW% and Crestview Club Apartments an assisted Jiving /retirement community. <br />Responsible for preparation of budgets and forecasts, inventory management and pricing decisions. <br />Accounting Specialist <br />Toledo Hospital is a 717 -bed acute care hospiral. <br />09/95 - 05/96 <br />Responsible for ful I accounting aulbority over three related entities; Toledo Community Lithotripter Corporation, ProMedica <br />Indemnity, Ltd. and Lake Erie Health Alliance. Perform technical research using LAPP and FASB pronouncements. Provide <br />oversight of the fixed assets system. Maintain integrity of capitalization criteria, dollar thresholds, assignment of useful lives and <br />depreciation methods used. Promoted to Controller. <br />Manager of Financial Services 05194 - 08/95 <br />Cordelia Martin Health Center is a 83 million Federally Qualified Health Center thar provides medical: dental, pharmaceutical and <br />social services to the economically disadvantaged <br />Assigned as Chief Financial Officer under a financial management agreement between Toledo Hospital and Cordelia Martin Health <br />Center. Responsible for directing, coordinating and controlling all financial activities related to sound accounting prticiice, budgeting <br />and forecasting, billing, collection ofaccounts, record control, pricing, reimbursement, cash management and contracts. Reassigned <br />to Accounting Specialist upon fulfilling terms of financial management agreement. <br />> Developed budgets and financial reports. <br />> Initiated and managed implementation of an integrated network consisting of a general ledger and accounts payable system, a <br />billing and medical information system and an office applications system. <br />> Reengineered billing/front desk element improving operational efficiency and reducing payroll costs. <br />> Prepared strategic studies resulting in the startup of a second site. <br />Cordelia Martin Health Center receives approximately 40% of its revenue from the federal government and was placed on <br />"exceptional status" In 1992 by file Bureau o(Primary Health Care dup to lack of fiscal stewardship. Under my leadership the <br />"exceptional status" designation was lifted during the latter half of 1995, significantly reducing the likelihood of Cordelia Martin <br />Health Center losing future federal funding. <br />DEACONESS HOSPITAL (Physician -Owned and Locally Operated 287 -Bed Community Hospital) . 11/93 - 04/94 <br />Cleveland, OH <br />Senior Accountant <br />Innova Medical Services, Inc is a multi- specialty physician practice. <br />Responsible for preparation of financial statements, bank reconciliations and various general accounting functions. <br />Other Professional ftg&nce <br />CENTERIOR ENERGY CORPORATION ($2.5 Billion Multi - Company Electric Utility) 1983 - 1993 <br />BLUE CROSS OF NORTHWEST OMO (Medicare Fiscal Intermediary) 1981-1993 <br />GRANT THORNTON (International CPA Firm) 1990-1991 <br />TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANIES (Medicare Fiscal Intermediary) 1977-1920 <br />