A Maine-based advisory firm with a national rural practice
Wintergreen helps rural and community hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and the state offices and networks that support them do more with less. Our team is made up of current and former hospital and clinic operators: CFOs, COOs, administrators and clinical leaders who have held the roles they now advise on.
We keep things simple: help rural providers focus on the basics, like patient care and financial performance, that sustain their mission.
Rural organizations run on scarce resources and are often treated as underdogs. We see them differently. They have untapped potential to be real healthcare innovators, and they carry a unique responsibility as the bedrock of their communities.
- Innovation-driven solutions built for rural realities
- A customized approach for every hospital, clinic and network
- Superior, hands-on client service through implementation
Built on rural values
Collaboration, simplicity and practicality are how rural communities get things done. They are how we work, too.
Collaboration
We work side by side with your leadership team and with the state and national partners who support rural care. Our advisors extend your team rather than hand you a binder and leave.
Simplicity
We distill opportunities into a small set of clear, actionable goals that set priorities and direction, without a lengthy report that sits on a shelf.
Practicality
Every recommendation is one you can implement with the people and resources you already have. Then we stay to help see the work through to completion.
Healthcare moves too fast for five-year plans
Instead of a three-to-five-year strategic planning exercise, we help leaders zero in on a few meaningful priorities with the greatest impact. Then we focus on the most important part: implementation.
- Align on focused prioritiesWe work with leadership to pick clearly defined, high-impact opportunities.
- Supplement your teamOur advisors add expertise and capacity where you need it most.
- Execute to completionWe stay engaged, remove barriers, and track results until the goals are met.
Critical services for rural sustainability
Our expertise centers on financial, strategic, clinical and operational performance improvement for rural providers.
Financial Advisory
Sound financial management keeps services open and protects patient access.
Strategic Advisory
Every rural market is changing, with new competition and new opportunity.
Clinical & Operational
Practical improvements to care delivery, workforce and day-to-day operations.
Advisors who have run rural hospitals
Our service line leads bring firsthand operating experience. They know your pressures because they have carried them.
Jonathan Pantenburg
Nearly 20 years advising for-profit, non-profit and governmental entities on cost reduction, acquisitions, contracts and operations. Former CFO and COO of a 21-bed non-profit critical access hospital.
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Rob Bloom
Served as CFO of Carthage Area Hospital for more than a decade, with additional hospital administration experience. Leads work on swing beds and employee benefits strategy.
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Nicole Thorell
Leads clinical performance work, with a focus on how clinical operations connect to revenue cycle results.
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Gregory Wolf
Principal and service line lead supporting rural hospital and clinic engagements.
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Zach Boser
Senior consultant and service line lead supporting financial and operational engagements.
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Ben Rubacha
Senior consultant and service line lead supporting rural provider engagements.
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We partner with state and national organizations to bring practical education to rural leaders. Our training focuses on the most important parts of rural care delivery and hospital and clinic operations, and our team regularly presents to State Offices of Rural Health across the country.
CAH finance and operations webinars
Revenue cycle priorities and swing bed programs for critical access hospitals, delivered with state rural health offices.
Hospital Performance Improvement Virtual Conference
Second annual regional sessions for rural hospitals and clinics, hosted by Wintergreen with NOSORH.
Rural Hospital & Clinic Revenue Optimization Conference
Third annual free virtual conference for CEOs, CFOs, CNOs and clinic managers, co-hosted with NOSORH.
Wintergreen Analytics
Data tools that help rural leaders benchmark performance and make faster decisions. Visit Analytics →
Let's talk about your priorities
We'll start with a conversation to understand your goals and whether Wintergreen is the right fit.
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