John Wood has more than 30 years experience in the healthcare field. He is a generalist in the area of business management with a working knowledge of accounting, finance and economics.

During his career in healthcare, Mr. Wood has worked with decision-makers at almost every organizational level, including department heads, medical staff, CEOs, CFOs, and governing boards. His healthcare industry exposure is broad based, including pharmaceuticals, patient care products and services, facility planning and architecture, bond financing for building projects, as well as general consulting services.

Mr. Wood has been involved in all areas of healthcare marketing and project development, including sales training for one of the largest healthcare product companies in the U.S., marketing planning, development and implementation, and sales and marketing management.

Prior to joining HMC, he served as the Senior Associate for a national healthcare management and consulting firm. In this role, he developed a systematic approach for identifying, contacting and following-up with potential new clients. He spearheaded the development of formal "product" descriptions including facts, features, services provided, client benefits, reimbursement, competition, and marketing objectives. Mr. Wood also served as Director of Project Development for a national hospital architectural engineering and planning firm; in that position, he was responsible for coordinating the various activities necessary to take a hospital building project from the planning stage through the Certificate of Need process.

Mr. Wood's educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and a Masters of Business Administration as an Executive Fellow.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Project Development
• Strategic Planning
• Market Analysis
• Marketing
• Market Plan Development and Implementation
• Training