New Hampshire's only academic medical center has appointed a veteran from its leadership team to the organization's top financial post.
Daniel Jantzen, CPA, is returning to the CFO role at Lebanon, NH-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
Jantzen was CFO of the health system from 2007 to 2010. For the past six years, he has been serving as executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer of Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
He is set to succeed Robin Kilfeather-Mackey, MBA, CPA, later this month, according to a statement released by the health system Tuesday.
Jantzen has served in senior leadership roles at the health system since 1990. In addition to his three-year stint as CFO, he served as vice president of finance and senior vice president of finance.
Prior to joining the leadership team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, he worked in Boston as a senior manager in the audit department at the international accounting firm KPMG.
President and CEO James Weinstein, DO, said in the statement that Jantzen has the depth of experience required to excel as CFO during a time of rapid and far-reaching change at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the entire healthcare industry.
"Dan Jantzen is uniquely qualified to lead the increasingly complex financial functions of this $1.9 billion enterprise. Navigating today's healthcare environment—with multiple payers, numerous payment models, changing regulations, and challenges at the state and federal level—requires deep knowledge and a thorough understanding of all aspects of the health system and its path to the future. Having served as CFO and then diving deeply into operations for six years, Dan is a perfect choice for this critical role."
Kilfeather-Mackey, who has served in multiple roles at Dartmouth-Hitchcock over the past two decades and led environmental initiatives there, is stepping down to concentrate on earning an environmental sciences degree, Weinstein said.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock features Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as well as affiliated hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT.
The health system has developed a reputation as a leader in the national drive to adopt population health and value-based care initiatives, including the Dartmouth Atlas Project, which has documented variations in the distribution of healthcare resources across the country for more than two decades.