Aaron Kinney
Associate Chief Operating Officer - Children’s Wisconsin >>> Enterprise Leadership | Strategy Building & Deployment | Operational Management
- Role
- Associate Chief Operating Officer at Children's Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aaron Kinney
As an inspiring and value-driven healthcare executive, I am endlessly searching for mechanisms to capture top-line revenue and drive positive economic impacts to both employees and stakeholders. I function as a strategic partner to my teams and leaders, and have developed a reputation for a collaborative management approach, with effective visioning to steer organizations toward growth and sustainability.Backed by a differentiated military background and progressive tenure in the healthcare realm, I leverage a rock-solid blend of business, operations, and financial acumen to uncover gaps in processes, build out forward strategies, and expand care opportunities in the community. I have spent the past 4 years leading inside Children’s Wisconsin as the executive director for the Herma Heart Institute and Cardiac Service Line. While delivering firm results across revenue, margins, and fundraising, I have also positioned the organization as among the top 10 pediatric cardiac centers across 3 consecutive years per the U.S. News and World Report. Additionally, I have been honored with the Inaugural Children’s Champion Advocacy Award, Milwaukee Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” Award, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Early Careerist Regent’s Award. As a business driver and team builder, I lead with passion, conviction, and empathy. I coach and train my teams to ensure elevated skills, consistent engagement, and a firm dedication to overarching business objectives. An agile learner myself, I continually seek to be trained and challenged. I position myself in roles that allow me to grow as a professional.Open to networking and connecting, I can be reached directly at a••••••••@gmail.com.
Experience
Associate Chief Operating Officer
Mar 2026 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Provide administrative leadership and strategic direction for the hospital operations at CW Milwaukee (306 beds), CW Fox Valley (42 beds), surgical services, and all outpatient specialty operations. Serve as executive leader at system level with $1.7B in operating revenue and over 800 specialty providers. Duties encompass responsibility for quality, safety, and financial performance across hospital sites, ambulatory care locations, pediatric specialty practice, information systems, and support functions.
Education
University of California, Davis
B.A., Political Science
2001 — 2005
New England College
Master of Science, Management
2007 — 2009
University of Illinois Chicago
Certificate, Public Health Administration
2011 — 2012
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Doctorate of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General
2014 — 2017
Skills
- Operational Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Operations
- Emergency Management
- Healthcare Management
- Hospitals
- Healthcare
- Operations Management
- Hipaa
- Management
- Leadership
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