GBMC HealthCare Inc. has appointed Robert “Bob” Thornton as its new executive vice president /chief financial officer (CFO).
Thornton, who started at GBMC on July 6, was the president of Patronus Healthcare Business Solutions in Tampa, Florida. Prior to his role with Patronus, Thornton was employed for 15 years as the executive vice president of finance and CFO for Bayfront Health System, a large, urban, multi-facility healthcare system in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Under Thornton’s leadership, Bayfront financed a campus expansion including a new women’s center, a heart center, 12 new operating room suites and a new eight-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit. He was able to deliver these projects, which greatly enhanced Bayfront’s capacity in key clinical areas, while improving the system’s overall financial reserves and credit profile
“Bob has the background and talent we were looking for to join our leadership team,” said
John Chessare, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.H.E, president and chief executive officer at GBMC HealthCare. “I am extremely pleased that he has joined us.”
Most recently, Thornton led the Board of Trustees at Bayfront through the successful execution of its strategic initiative to secure a partner that would protect the mission while providing improved access to capital, growth, cost savings and best practices.
“I am excited to join the caring and dynamic team at GBMC HealthCare,” says Thornton. “In my new role with the organization, my aim is to ensure GBMC’s successful navigation of the ever-changing national healthcare landscape while maintaining its status as a provider of the highest quality medical care to the community.”
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Thornton received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Florida. A CPA licensed in Florida, he is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
