We Help Rural Healthcare Leaders
Do More With Less
Wintergreen reflects the rural values of collaboration, simplicity and practicality
Wintergreen reflects the rural values of collaboration, simplicity and practicality. We strive to distill opportunities into a small set of actionable goals and then focus only on what needs to get done — and most important, to see the work through to completion
We keep things simple: to help rural providers focus on the basics like patient care and financial performance that sustain your mission.
Our team has worked with 300+ community hospitals and clinics in over 40 states. We are different because we know how to zero in on just a few meaningful priorities that will have the greatest impact, and then work with leaders to facilitate the most important part — the implementation process.
We recognize that rural healthcare organizations have scarce resources and are often viewed as underdogs, yet they have untapped potential to be true healthcare innovators and carry a unique responsibility as the bedrock of their communities.
Understanding how to configure a portfolio of primary and specialty care services in rural markets is a foundational challenge because every rural market is an isolated, fluid environment with increasing competition and opportunities.
The healthcare industry moves too fast to indulge in 3-5 year strategic planning exercises and performance improvement plans. Instead, we help rural leaders identify clearly-defined opportunities and stick with them to achieve their goals in 18 months or less.
With increased market consolidation accelerating, we see the need to effectively configure and align regional delivery systems as a top priority, but approach this puzzle with a recognition that rural healthcare does not adhere to a one-size-fits-all model.
State and federal grant programs for rural providers are complex and often lack compelling evaluation measures and models. We provide not only the direct services but also the administrative experience to document return on investment.
Wintergreen is a Maine-based rural healthcare advisory firm that helps hospital and clinic leaders achieve their goals through simple but impactful decisions. We believe rural healthcare can serve as our nation’s incubator of ingenuity – that together we represent a community of providers that know how to do more with less.
