Quick Facts

Helping Hospital Leaders Create the Better American Hospital

Compass has been caring for hospitals for over three decades so that providers can deliver efficient, effective care to patients. We have walked miles of hallways at hundreds of hospitals. We bring experienced eyes that have seen just about every kind of issue possible. We have achieved remarkable results, working in close collaboration with our clients.

Officers:

• Kate Fenner, RN, PhD, Chief Executive Officer
• Cary Gutbezahl, MD, President
• Peter Fenner, PhD, Chief Financial Officer

Practice Leaders:

• Eric Dam, MHA
• Ruth Elzer, RN, MS
• Mark Hannahan, MHA, FACHE
• Jim Mahon, PhD
• Shawna O’Neill, RN, MHA

Our consultants deliver a set of unique, but interrelated practices that each impact the economic and care delivery success of the hospitals with which we work:

• Operational Improvement to reduce the cost of delivering safe, quality healthcare with emphasis on Labor Productivity, Case Management, Cardiology Management, OR Management and Nursing Department Management
• Strategic Improvement to assist hospital executives with organizational processes, including executive leadership, board development, physician engagement, organizational development and fund development
• Interim Executive Placement to fill critical senior-level and department vacancies
• Accreditation and Compliance to help hospitals recover from CMS and Joint Commission issues

Compass Headquarters:

2181 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 241.0142 (Office Phone)
(513) 241.0498 (FAX)

Website: www.compass-clinical.com

Department Managers:

• Dale Wolf, Director, Education and Information Services
• Rose Jones, Director, Administrative Services
• Steve Kayser, Media Relations

Compass News and Social Media

• www.compass-clinical.net (news room)
• www.better-hospitals.com (corporate blog)
• www.hospital-accreditation.com (accreditation and compliance blog)
• www.hospital-interims.com (interim executives blog)
• www.twitter.com/compasscc (Twitter microblog)
• www.youtube.com/user/compassclinical (video)

Call Cary Gutbezahl, MD, about Compass Clinical Consulting at (513) 241.0142.