Andrew Core

About Andrew Core

I build the operating infrastructure that turns clinical enterprises into high-performing, scalable businesses.As SVP & Divisional Medical Officer at SCP Health, I lead a $550M national portfolio spanning 250+ emergency medicine, hospital medicine, and critical care programs—approximately 1.9 million patient visits annually with 1,200+ clinicians under management. In my current role, I inherited a 250-site division overnight with a largely new team, and within the first quarter built the performance cadence, leadership alignment, and KPI governance that delivered gross margin outperformance, provider cost control below budget, and clinical quality targets exceeded across the portfolio.Before SCP, I served as Systems Medical Director at Sound Physicians, where I led hospitalist operations across five hospitals, reduced mortality by 50%, drove length-of-stay below targets through accountable care models, and launched six new clinical programs that expanded service lines and strengthened health system partnerships.My background is unusual: I am a dual board-certified physician (ABIM Internal Medicine; ABEM Healthcare Administration & Management) with an MBA, a Certified Physician Executive credential, and fellowship in both the American College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. I trained in Pittsburgh, practiced medicine in Singapore and Ireland, and have led clinical teams in the Shenandoah Valley, the Midwest, Texas, and across the U.S.What I do best is translate strategy into measurable performance in complex, multi-market clinical environments: building standard work, dashboards, escalation paths, and leader alignment systems that improve unit economics and clinical outcomes at scale. I focus on the intersection of clinical excellence and operational discipline — building sustainable, high-performing clinical platforms across complex, multi-market environments. Based in Raleigh, NC.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Division Medical Officer

   SCP Health

   Jan 2024 — Present

   SCP Health is a private equity-backed clinical practice management company partnering with 460+ facilities nationwide and supporting 7,500+ clinicians across hospital, emergency, and critical care medicine.Scope and leadership• Executive operator for a national EM/HM/CC portfolio:~250 programs,>$500M revenue scope, and ~1.9M annual patient visits• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary field leadership structure (including RMOs) supporting >980 MD FTE and >200 NP/APP FTE• Budget planning, performance governance, and execution against operational and financial targetsOperating system and performance execution• Build and run a scalable operating cadence (KPIs, dashboards, escalation paths, accountability rhythm) to stabilize performance across distributed sites• Partner with hospital C-suite and internal stakeholders to align service expectations, staffing economics, and performance goals; drive retention through reliable delivery• Standardize cross-service integration across EM/HM/CC to improve throughput, care transitions, and operational reliability across marketsFinancial and labor model optimization• Implement labor model and staffing economics improvements to reduce provider cost vs. budget while maintaining coverage and service quality• Delivered a material reduction in new-site excess clinician pay-to-budget through labor model redesign and disciplined performance governanceGrowth, implementations, and innovation• Partner with Business Development leadership on complex system pursuits, supporting funding and implementation for tertiary emergency medicine, hospital medicine and critical care programs• Launch and scale emergency medicine, hybrid/tele-hospitalist and tele-critical care solutions to reduce labor costs, retain acuity locally, and provide surge support across smaller sites

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Neuroscience

• Urbana University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Healthcare

• University of the State of New York

  Doctor of Medicine - MD

• University of Galway

  Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO)

  2013

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  Residency in Internal Medicine UPMC Mercy

Skills

• Clinical Research
• Medicine
• Molecular Biology
• Healthcare
• Internal Medicine
• Clinical Trials
• Healthcare Management
• Neuroscience
• Medical Education