Akhil

Healthcare executive with a decade of progressive leadership across acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and memory care. Combines bedside clinical credentials (RN, BSN) with graduate business training (MBA, PhD candidate) and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator license. Consistent record of financial turnarounds, census growth, zero-deficiency survey outcomes, and high-performing team cultures.

Effective in CEO, COO, CNO, VP Operations, Executive Director, and Quality leadership roles — across health systems, post-acute networks, and multi-site organizations.

Director, Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement - Garden City Hospital — Prime Healthcare - Garden City, MI

(2024-02 - 2026-02)

• Enterprise quality authority: 84 departments, 26 governance committees — QAPI, Infection Control, P&T, Medical Executive Committee.
• Zero-deficiency outcomes across all TJC, CMS CoP, ACHC, EMTALA, Leapfrog, and CORAZON surveys.
• CMS Star Rating improved 2 → 4 in 18 months; achieved Leapfrog Safety Grade A and Healthgrades 5-Star recognition.
• Grew BCBS Pay-for-Performance revenue from $200K to $555K; optimized VBP Core Measures and reduced stroke door-to-needle time below 23 minutes.
• Authored Sepsis, STEMI, Stroke, EMTALA, and Suicide Assessment protocols; developed the organization's Emergency Management Manual.
• Directed CDI, mortality review, readmission reduction, and multi-site quality governance across 2 hospital systems; supervised 27 directors, 400 physicians, 2,000 staff.

Director of Operations - The Orchards Michigan - Southeast Michigan

(2022-02 - 2024-02)

• Full P&L accountability across CMS-certified skilled nursing and LARA-licensed assisted living communities.
• Delivered $18M capital construction project on time; achieved 100%+ occupancy within 6 months of opening.
• Optimized census, workforce, agency utilization, and supply chain across multiple sites.

Director of Operations | Interim Chief Quality Officer - Galesburg Cottage Hospital - Galesburg, IL

(2020-12 - 2021-11)

• Held concurrent dual-executive authority — Operations and Quality — through a distressed ownership transition.
• Secured IDPH approval for Older Adult Mental Health extension unit during active operational instability.
• Maintained regulatory compliance and survey-ready standards without deficiency findings throughout transition.

Executive Director - Advantage Living Centers - Battle Creek, MI

(2020-01 - 2020-12)

• COVID-19 Incident Commander: sustained 110 consecutive days of uninterrupted care through mass call-offs and high-acuity surges.
• Developed 16-bed psychiatric SNF unit and 6-level memory care program from regulatory concept through LARA-licensed operation.

Executive Director - Vibrant Life Senior Living Communities - Kalamazoo, MI

(2019-02 - 2020-01)

• Full community turnaround: census 60 → 131 residents; $300K/month deficit converted to sustained profitability.
• Reduced agency costs by $500K annually; maintained 90% staff retention through turnaround period.
• Survey citations reduced from 27 to 3 through staff education, process redesign, and proactive compliance management.

Director / Administrator - American House Senior Living - Rochester Hills, MI

(2017-12 - 2018-11)

• Directed operations, census development, staff management, compliance, and accreditation readiness across IL, AL, and Memory Care.

PhD - Business Administration – Healthcare - University of the Cumberlands (2018 - 2025)

MBA - Healthcare Administration & Management - Cleary University (2016 - 2018)

PG Diploma - Hospital & Healthcare Administration - Alagappa University (2015 - 2016)

BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Kannur University (2009 - 2015)