Collaboration
We work side by side with you and with the state and national partners who support rural care.
Simplicity
A focused set of clear, actionable goals that establish priorities and direction without requiring a lengthy report.
Practicality
Recommendations you can implement with the people and resources you have.
MARKET DIFFERENTIATION
Transform Rural Healthcare with Proven Expertise
Wintergreen brings expertise to challenges facing rural providers. We work with leadership to strengthen strategy, improve performance, and accelerate execution. Our advisors supplement your team with experience and support to turn opportunities into measurable results.
500
+Entities Engaged
40
+State Presence
Services
Critical Services for Rural Sustainability
Configuring primary and specialty care in a rural market is challenging. Each market is changing, with growing competition and new opportunities. We help you evaluate and choose the right designation and provider arrangement.
Rural Health Clinics face financial and operational pressures. We help clinics optimize reimbursement, improve productivity, streamline operations, and strengthen financial sustainability while preserving access to quality care.
Healthcare moves too fast for 3–5 year strategic plans. We help rural leaders pick clearly defined, high-impact opportunities and stay focused on execution until the goals are fully met, in 18 months or less.
Rural providers face growing clinical and workforce pressures. We identify practical opportunities to strengthen operations, improve care delivery, and achieve measurable patient and organizational outcomes.
Revenue cycle performance shapes an organization's whole financial position. Overlooked gaps in billing, coding and denials can threaten solvency; practical fixes exist, and we help you find and apply them.
Sound financial management keeps services available, protects patient access, and puts resources where they improve care. We help leaders strengthen budgeting, reporting and financial planning.
Service Line Leads
Built on Expertise - Focused on Results
Zach Boser
Senior Consultant
Ben Rubacha
Senior Consultant
Jonathan Pantenburg
Principal
Nicole Thorell
Principal
Gregory Wolf
Principal
Rob Bloom
Principal
OUR FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions?
Rural and community hospitals, rural health clinics, and the state offices of rural health and networks that support them. We've worked with more than 500 organizations in over 40 states.
We staff projects with experts who held the roles they advise on: hospital executives, finance leaders and clinic operators. They know your pressures firsthand and focus on priorities you can achieve.
We align with leadership on focused priorities, then supplement your team with the expertise, capacity, and execution support needed to advance the work, overcome barriers, and deliver results.
Call (207) 280-6495 or email info@wintergreenme.com. We'll set up an initial conversation to understand your goals and whether we're the right fit.
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