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MEET LARRY SUTTERER

4341 B Street
Suite 303
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Office (907) 273-8711
Fax (866) 302-5857
lsutterer@triwest.com

EXPERIENCE

Executive Leadership

         Vice President Alaska Operations
  • Senior TriWest Healthcare Alliance employee with overall responsibility for TRICARE issues in the state of Alaska effective July 1, 2004.

  • Built Alaska’s current TRICARE infra-structure from scratch

  • 8 TRICARE Service Centers (TSC)

  • HUB which provide oversight and maintenance support to ancillary departments and the TSCs

    CEO, Cordova Community Medical Center

  • Brought in as interim CEO to clean up problems which existed for years

  • Found and worked with a management consultant. Fired problem employees and set up a new contract with a medical recruiter for replacements

  • Led the hospital board’s appointed recruitment team and found a permanent CEO

  • Restructured the hospital’s mental health and substances abuse department saving $350,000 in grants which would have been pulled for continued non-compliance

  • Led preparatory efforts and passed a “Critical Access Hospital” state inspection which meant approximately $100,000 annually in increased reimbursements

  • Took advantage of a special year-end medical program opportunity and obtained approximately $300,000 worth of free medical equipment

    CEO, North Star Behavioral Health Hospital

  • Recruited vacant department head positions

  • Orchestrated massive rehab of residential treatment center and patient care units

  • Rebuilt the nursing service department from the ground up

  • Set up an off-site meeting and created a strategic plan for the hospital

  • Renewed inter-departmental cooperation which led to vastly improved care

  • Rebuilt the HR department. Fixed multiple broken or non-existent staff programs

  • Directed massive corrective measures of pharmacy and maintenance operations 

    Deputy Commander, (COO), 3rd Medical Group, Elmendorf AFB Alaska

  • Frequently acted as CEO during commander absences

  • Executed overall responsibility for proper resourcing, budget allocation, physical plant maintenance, administration, and personnel staffing 

  • Operating budget--$19 million/year

  • Physical plant--approximately 400,000 sq. ft.

  • Employees--850

    TriWest Healthcare Alliance Consultant

  • Arranged meetings and briefed hospital CEO’s, provider partnerships, and individual providers on the TRICARE program

  • Answered questions, provided guidance, and worked to sign up caregivers

  • Telemedicine Lead Coordinator
    Responsible for state-wide telemedicine deployment among all Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs, and Coast Guard medical facilities in Alaska. Linked project with Indian Health and Tribal Entity resources 
    $30+ million program; 235 sites

    Project Management

    MTF Construction Project Officer

  • Coordinated/integrated all facets of physical plant construction; directed equipment procurement ($12 million), authored new multi-million dollar support contracts, oversaw training, drafted relocation plan, and directed actual move into two new facilities--one costing $161 million, the other $13.6 million

    Co-founded the Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership (AFHCP)

  • This is a one-of-a-kind consortium of all 12 federal medical facilities in Alaska. Saved over $5 million in its first 3 years of operation and won the prestigious Vice Presidential Hammer Award for innovation

    Tiger Team Leader

  • Led numerous “Tiger Teams” whose charters were to organize quickly, define the problem(s), find and execute solutions, and then disband

    Strategic Planning

  • Led efforts to create strategic plans with objectives and measurable metrics in three medical facilities
    Designed and co-chaired monthly update meetings to ensure desired metrics were met

  • Led efforts to restructure the 3rd Medical Group into a DOD/VA Joint Venture

  • Conceptualized and executed a needs assessment to bring an appropriate mix of millions of dollars worth of  telemedicine equipment and network connectivity to all Alaskan DOD, VA, IHS, and Coast Guard medical facilities

  • Briefed Commanders and Directors, worked with their staffs, and set up the deployment conference which provided the forum for discussion and consensus

  • Authored the Tri-Agency Deployment Plan to ensure sustainability for the 4 year, $30+ million telemedicine program after deployment dollars were expended


    Public Relations/Human Resources

  • Directed efforts to create, promote, and finalize appropriate legislative bill language (authorization) and funding (appropriation) through direct interface with U. S. Senate and House committee members and staffers

  • Prepared senior military flag officers for congressional testimony

  • Personally worked with  congressional staffers before and during bill mark ups

  • Supervised numerous military and civilian personnel programs employing hundreds of staff

  • Researched and advised on hiring, disciplinary actions, promotions, and compensation

    EDUCATION
    M.S. Health Care Administration - Trinity University
     MBA - Harding University
    B.S. Marketing - Southern Illinois University


    MILITARY DECORATIONS
    Legion of Merit
    Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
    Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster

    HOBBIES
    Fishing, hunting, and archery; enjoys Anchorage symphony, classical music and bridge


Larry Sutterer

"Work is love made visible.” ~Kahlil Gibran