LYNN M. SCHROTH, DrPH Cell: 713-516-8680 Email: lynnmschroth@yahoo.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Texas School of Nursing University of Texas School of Public Health 8/2010 to present Professor, (part time, non-tenured) The University Of Texas School Of Nursing and The University of Texas School of Public Health are both top-ranked programs offering quality education. The School of Nursing and the School of Public Health are two of the eight schools within The University of Texas Health Science Center. The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Responsibility: DNP program course on Organizations and Organizational Leadership Development of a management and leadership Certificate Program for Academic Medical Chairmen. Houston Haiti Recovery Initiative 3/2010 to 12/2010 President, (volunteer) The Houston Haiti Recovery Initiative is a 501c3 corporation formed in response to the devastating Haitian earthquake of January 2010. The purpose is to develop a coalition of resources from the Houston area to assist and support the medical community in Haiti. To develop the organizational and legal structure for a new non-profit organization To assist in a needs assessment in Haiti to determine feasible projects appropriate for the available resources To assist in development of short and long term goals for the organization To develop implementation strategies for the identified projects The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX 1999 1/2010 Chief Executive Officer, Methodist International (May, 2005 January, 2010) Executive Vice President, The Methodist Hospital (1999 May, 2005) The Methodist Hospital System is a private, non-profit corporation structured to serve as a parent corporation and is known around the world as one of the leading hospital system in the United States. The Methodist Hospital, located in the heart of Houston s world-renowned Texas Medical Center, serving over 40,000 domestic and international patients each year, is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical School. To develop a forward-thinking and competitive global strategy for the Methodist Hospital. To establish a global hospital network affiliated with The Methodist Hospital System to be recognized for superior and consistent performance, quality, and outcomes.
Schroth Resume Page 2 of 6 To promote leadership of The Methodist Hospital, the flagship of The Methodist Hospital System, located in the Texas Medical Center with 1,000+ operating beds with 37,000 annual admissions, 1,600 medical staff (one third full-time faculty, two thirds private physicians), 5,600 employees, $860 million net revenue, and $78 million operating income in 2004. Accomplishments: Key member of management team to develop new strategic vision for TMH as a freestanding academic medical center. Organized strategy for Physician Organization and hospital based residency program to meet needs of the new academic enterprise. Led financial turn around in 2000 to improve a $20 million operating deficit to a $30 million profit with continued financial improvement since then. Developed strategic plan with Medical Staff Leadership to improve U. S. News recognition from seven services to ten services in 2003. Reorganized hospital infrastructure to facilitate focus on patient care quality and outcome, satisfaction, and patient safety showing continued improvement in all benchmarked areas. Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX 1994 1999 Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital Southwest (1998-1999) Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hermann Hospital (1997-1998) Chief Operating Officer, Hermann Hospital (pre-merger with the Memorial System) (1994 1997) Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Hospital Southwest, a 600-bed acute care hospital located in southwest Houston; the flagship hospital for the Memorial Healthcare System. Chief Executive Officer of Hermann Hospital, a 624-bed tertiary care hospital in the Texas Medical Center, affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Chief Operating Officer of Hermann Hospital, responsible for hospital operations and ambulatory services, including Human Resources, Information Systems, and Construction and Engineering (3,500 FTE s, $400 million expense budget). Accomplishments: Managed the integration of the Hermann Hospital into the Memorial System in an eight-month period. Reorganized the Hermann to realign with corporate services and continue to provide full services during the integration process. Reduced hospital operations budget by 19% ($60 million) over a 30-month period by re-engineering patient care delivery, reorganizing utilization management, and outsourcing support services departments. Implemented programs to improve customer satisfaction (employee, physician, and patient). Developed physician incentive plan for University of Texas departments. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1993-1994 Vice President, Clinical Services (1993-1994) The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a University Hospital system with a total of 900 tertiary care beds.
Responsible for the operations of all inpatient clinical services in the medical-surgical facilities of the UPMC system (Presbyterian and Montefiore University Hospitals). Primary areas of responsibility included: Nursing Services, Pathology Labs, Radiology, Pharmacy, Dietary and Housekeeping (4,000 FTE s). Accomplishments: Restructured nursing services to reduce labor budget by $6.8 million. Implemented a flexible budgeting system for inpatient services to respond to the impact of managed care in a timely manner. Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas 1987 1993 Vice President Operations (1991 1993) Vice President Nursing (1990 1991) Director Maternal Child Services (1987 1990) Provided Health Care Management education for administrators of Malaysian hospitals. Organized and presented a Malaysian National Health Care Seminar (May, 1990, Kuala Lumpur). Provided onsite consultation services to hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Johore Bahru, and Ipoh including the design of a 250-bed hospital. 1984-1987 Assistant Administrator, Patient Services Polk County Memorial Hospital, Livingston, Texas 1982-1984 Head Nurse, Emergency Department Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, Texas 1978-1979 Volunteer, Medical Program Singapore American Association, Singapore 1971-1976 Multiple Nursing Positions EDUCATION Doctorate in Public Health, 1992 University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas Doctoral Dissertation A Patient Classification System published in Health Care Management Review, 1996. Master of Science in Nursing Administration, 1981 University of Texas, Houston, Texas Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society). Recipient of the Excellence in Research Award for Implementation of Primary Nursing Project Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1980 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing Nursing Diploma, 1971 Amarillo, Texas
BOARD POSITIONS Not for Profit: The American British Cowdray Hospital Foundation - 2007 2010 The Children s Assessment Center Board of Directors, 1994 1997 Diagnostic Center Hospital Corp. of Texas, 1999 2003 Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1998 1999 Fort Bend Economic Development Council, 1998 1999 Good Samaritan Foundation, 1999 2006 LifeGift Board of Directors, Chairperson, 1994 1999, Chairperson, 1998 1999 The Menninger Clinic Board of Directors, 2002 2005 Menninger-Baylor College of Medicine- Methodist (MBM) Foundation Board of Directors, 2003 2005 Methodist International Board of Directors Director and President and CEO 2005 2010 Visiting Nurse Association of Houston, Inc. Board of Directors, 1999 2004 For Profit: Laundry Board of Directors, 1994 1997 University HealthSystem Consortium, 2000 2005 o Executive Committee, 2000 2004 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American College of Healthcare Executives Texas Hospital Association Executive Women s Partnership (Greater Houston Partnership) The Healthcare Roundtable for Chief Executive Officers University HealthSystem Consortium Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Inc. Mentor, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program Texas Executive Women American Leadership Forum PUBLICATIONS Schroth, L., & Khawaja, R. Globalization of Healthcare. Frontiers of Health Services Management 24.2 (2007): 19-30. Sostman, D., Forese, L., Boom, M., Schroth, L., Klein, A., Mushlin, A., Hagale, J., Pardes, H., Girotto, R., Gotto, A. Building a Transcontinental Affiliation: A New Model for Academic Health Centers. Academic Medicine, November, 2005. Sostman, D., Forese, L., Boom, M., Schroth, L., Klein, A., Mushlin, A., Hagale, J., Pardes, H., Girotto, R., Gotto, A. Building a Transcontinental Affiliation: A New Model for Academic Health Centers. January, 2005. Walts, L. & Kapadia, A., Patient Classification System: An Optimization Approach. Health Care Management Review. Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1996. Walts, L. & Jayne, B., Hermann Hospital New Pavilion: A Case Study. Unit 2000: Patient Beds for the Future. Bellaire, Texas: Watkins, Carter, Hamilton Publications, 1993. Taylor, S. & Walts, L., Nursing Point System: A Flexible Way to Calculate Nursing Care Hours. Recruitment & Retention Report, May, 1990.
Cavouras, C.A., Walts, L., Taylor, S., Garner, A., & Bordelon, P. Alternative Delivery System: Primary Case Management. Patient Care Delivery Models. Rockville, Maryland: Aspen Publications, 1990. Murphy, C.A., Walts, L., & Cavouras. C.A. The PRN Plan: Professional Reimbursement for Nurses. Nursing Management. October, 1989. Taylor, S., Walts, L., Amling, J., and Cavouras, C. Clinical Ladders: Rewarding Clinical Excellence. American Nephrology Nurses Association Journal. December, 1988. Blair, F., Sparger, G., Walts, L., and Thompson, J. Primary Nursing in the ED. Journal of Emergency Nursing. July - August, 1982. Walts, L. and Blair, F. Making Quality Assurance Work in the ED. Journal of Emergency Nursing. January - February, 1983.
RESEARCH Patient Classification System: An Integrated Method for Measuring Nursing Intensity and Optimizing Resource Allocation. 1992, Doctoral Dissertation A study to Determine the Impact of an Emergency Department Nursing System on Nurse s Job Satisfaction, Client Anxiety, and Client Satisfaction. 1983, Master s Thesis.