Michael H. Covert

About Michael H. Covert

I am an accomplished healthcare executive with a wide range of progressive leadership success in healthcare systems, academic centers and hospital operations. I have been recognized for developing strong management teams noted for effective sustained strategic and operational performances. I have helped boards and medical staffs develop forward-thinking innovative enterprise strategy, and invest in infrastructure to fully leverage their assets, creating competitive advantage for them in a dynamic healthcare environment. My strengths include:* Strong development of boards including establishment of system strategy and measurement of operations. • Identification of future needs of an organization, creating structure out of ambiguity, and making decisions in a timely manner through involvement and communication with others. • Implementation of strong disciplined management systems and processes in Human Resources, Finance, Quality and Information Technology including data analytics. • Establishment of infrastructure capable of dealing with dynamic changes in the healthcare environment. • Demonstration of critical leadership, flexibility, and patience in developing others to mature into strong leaders while achieving corporate objectives.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Northeast Georgia Health System

   Oct 2019 — Present · Gainesville, GE

   Responsible for operational leadership of the hospitals, physician groups and post-acute care services of the system.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Business and Industrial Psychology

• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  Master of Health Care Admin., Health/Health Care Administration/Management