Sutton finance head for CHI Memorial
CHI Memorial Hospital has appointed Michael Sutton as market chief financial officer. Sutton’s appointment as market CFO follows Troy Hammett’s transition to focus exclusively on his role as chief financial officer for the southeast division of Catholic Health Initiatives. Sutton will report to Janelle Reilly, the CEO for CHI Memorial.
Sutton has more than 22 years of healthcare leadership experience. Before joining CHI Memorial in 2001 as manager of cost and reimbursement, he served as a senior auditor for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. For the past five years, Michael has served as the vice president of finance at CHI Memorial.
“Michael has cultivated exceptional knowledge in all components of the healthcare finance industry,” Reilly said. “He has significant experience in performance improvement and operations, having held responsibility for cost and reimbursement, financial operations, revenue cycle, supply chain and managed care functions.”
Sutton holds a Master of Business Administration, Accounting degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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