IRVING, Texas, Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- USMD Holdings,
Inc. (NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated healthcare system,
announces that Jim Berend, CPA, has
been appointed chief financial officer and executive vice
president. In his position, Berend will oversee all of USMD's
finance functions and activities. Berend has more than 35 years of
experience in healthcare finance, having served as a CFO,
consultant, auditor and partner at international accounting and
consulting firms. He has extensive experience in all aspects of
healthcare accounting and finance across the care continuum.
"I am pleased to welcome Jim to the executive management team at
USMD," said John House, M.D.,
chairman and chief executive officer of USMD Holdings. "Jim brings
a wealth of knowledge and experience, particularly in healthcare
finance, to USMD. His leadership ability, combined with his
financial and operational understanding of the healthcare industry,
will serve us well as we continue our mission to deliver
world-class, cost-effective and compassionate care to our
patients."
Prior to joining USMD, Berend served as CFO and executive vice
president of a company operating surgical hospitals in Texas. He was responsible for finance and
accounting, centralized billing office, materials management and
hospital financial operations. He previously was the partner in
charge of the healthcare practice at Grant Thornton and the
healthcare consulting practice at Ernst & Young in Dallas. Berend started his career at and spent
nearly 25 years at Arthur Andersen, beginning as a staff
accountant, rising to partner and then leading the healthcare
practice in Dallas Fort Worth.
"I am excited to assume the role and responsibilities of CFO and
executive vice president of USMD Health System," said Berend. "I am
proud to be part of the USMD team and I look forward to leveraging
my skills, knowledge, experience and best practices to provide
financial leadership to USMD and to further the growth and success
of this integrated healthcare system."
Berend received his Bachelor of Business Administration, with
highest honors, from The University of Texas
in Austin. He is a licensed CPA in Texas. In 2014, Becker's Hospital
Review named Berend one of the "150 Hospital and Health System
CFOs to Know for 2014" for his demonstrated excellence in
healthcare financial management by leading one of the largest, most
prominent and financially successful healthcare organizations in
the nation.
To learn more about USMD Health System, please visit
www.USMDInc.com.
About USMD Holdings, Inc.
USMD is a publicly held
(NASDAQ: USMD), physician-led, integrated health system committed
to exemplary patient care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, USMD serves the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area with more
than 250 physicians and associate practitioners, and provides
healthcare services to patients in just under 20 different
specialties at its two hospitals, four cancer treatment centers and
more than 50 physician clinics, many of which are multi-specialty.
All 29 of USMD's primary care clinics have been accredited by the
Patient-Centered Medical Home Program, a recognition program that
is part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. This
recognition means that USMD's primary care clinics successfully
display and utilize evidence-based, patient-centered processes that
focus on highly coordinated patient care and long-term patient
relationships. For more information about USMD, visit
www.usmd.com.
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