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Michael Lieb, FACHE | Health System CEO, Physician Practice, and Turnaround Executive


Michael Lieb, Health System Turnaround Consultant

Collaborative leader with 30 years of expertise in driving operational and financial turnarounds, focusing on strategic business development, physician engagement, governance, productivity, and problem-solving for hospitals and physician practices nationwide.



His extensive development of strong collegial relationships, along with deep experience in rural healthcare, critical access hospitals, RHC's, and county and district hospitals enable transformational change in operational performance.


Key Accomplishments & Turnaround Results

  • Strong strategic history with multi-hospital systems, academic medical centers, and large multi-specialty physician groups.

  • Directed operational and strategic management oversight of 7 critical access hospitals as a regional vice president.  

  • Directed the $35M turnaround of a rural county hospital over a two-year period in 2020-2022.

    • Converted the facility to critical access status, transitioned its clinics to RHC's, implemented staffing productivity tools reducing worked FTE from >450 to 340 and retained CMS 4-star rating and 90th percentile likelihood to recommend scores.  

    • Initiated hospital's participation in the 340b program.  

    • Increased days cash on hand from 9 to 135.  

  • Operational assessment for pediatric hospital’s specialty clinics.

    • Implemented organizational design and workflow plans, and provider contractual revisions resulting in more than $10.5 million dollars in improvements to cash flow, physician productivity, and staffing for a >250 physician multi-specialty group practice.  

  • Guided a 372-bed acute care hospital, its affiliated entities, its board, physicians, and employees through a successful Chapter 11 and reorganization process with a new joint-ventured, for-profit partner.

    • Retained 99% of its staff, and all its service and business lines

    • Maintained Press Ganey OP Satisfaction scores in the 99th percentile

    • Attained 4 Health Grades Awards for Clinical Excellence


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