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KAY KEARNEY, MHA Garden Grove, CA 92845
KKearney1@me.com  (949) 294-6303
Significant experience leading system-wide and administrative teams to deliver strategic business growth
Repeated success as a leader with an extensive record of achievement in managing
comprehensive healthcare operations requiring expertise in administrative management,
quality assurance, and orchestration of both internal and external stakeholders. Strategic
communicator, team leader, and businessperson; able to establish solid relationships with
partners and build consensus across multiple organizational levels within the complex
healthcare industry. Experienced in managing all aspects of facilities’ operations, achieving
optimal staffing levels, improving processes, enhancing quality, and building each facility’s
reputation in the community and among regulatory agencies.
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE
 Transportation Program Management
 Customer Service
 Performance Improvement Strategies
 Coordination/Identification Grants
 Strategic Communications
 Corporate Compliance, PHI
 Revenue Cycle Management
 Medicare, Medi-cal, HMO, PPO, claims
administration
 Product & Service Strategy
 Government Affairs Specialist
 Corporate Policies & Procedures
 Risk Management
 Executive planning long term goals
 Leadership and Team building
 Medical Terminology
 Business Development
 Recruitment and Team Development
CAREER SUMMARY
 Managed transportation companies servicing 25,000 requests for service a month for
door to door services.
 Adept in corporate restructuring, financial leadership, public affairs, communications,
contract negotiations, labor negotiations, staffing management, and organizational
strategic planning.
 Spearheaded corporate operations, and the merger, acquisition, and consolidation of
Shoreline Ambulance with AmbuServe Ambulance.
 Recognized as the internal expert for business turnarounds through the minimization
of accounts payable, refinement of workers compensation programs, and restructuring
of corporate insurance plans.
 Provide guidance in the companies’ evaluation and enhancement of general liability,
EPLI insurance, employee benefits, human resources, licensure, and compliance
matters.

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 Responsible for the assessment of financial performance of the billing department,
negotiation of strategy development, and oversight of hospitals and systems.
Meticulously evaluated ancillary and managed care contracts for compliance, and
negotiated with 3rd
party payers, medical groups, and physicians. Specialist in
Insurance billing practices and compliance with an emphasis on Medicare, Medi-cal,
HMO’s Network Contracting and PPO’s for emergency and non-emergency medical
transportation.
 Dedicated to leading operations and business development, while managing managed
care contracts throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.
 Drove an increase in 9-1-1- medical transportation contracts, specialty care transports,
and basic life support inter-facility transport contracts with both public and private
municipalities through an emphasis on market share growth
 Responsible for providing guidance regarding market share with state, county, and
local officials, as well as contract negotiations on behalf of the organization.
 Appointed to serve as the Communications Director for company’s with responsibility
for creating promotional products and presentations, public affairs and government
affairs representation.
 Represented the company’s at community events, and directly liaised with non-profit
organizations and local chambers of commerce in identifying and coordinating grants.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
K&K PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HuntingtonBeach,CA
Chief Executive Officer November 2011 to Present
AMERICARE AMBULANCE SERVICES, Carson, CA
Vice President February 2011 - February 2012
DOCTOR’S AMBULANCE, Laguna Hills, CA
Senior Vice President Business Development May 1998 – February 2011
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

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Chair, Best & Bravest Awards Dinner (2008 to Present)  ORANGE COUNTY FIRE
AUTHORITY
Chair (2011 to 2014)  THE RAISE FOUNDATION
Board Member (2008 to 2014)  TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Community Block Grants Development Chair (2011)  CITY OF TUSTIN
Task Force Chair (1998 to 2011)  SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
MASTER’S DEGREE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (2009)
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (2007)
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
National Association of Accredited Ambulance Billers and Coders (2006)
Instructor/Trainer, American Heart Association (2001)
Emergency Medical Technician I, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA (2005)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
President, Exchange Club of Tustin
Secretary, Orange County Crime Stoppers
Orange County Crime Survivors
American Trap Shooting Association
California Golden Bears Trap Association
SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS
Philanthropic Award, Crime Survivors (2010)
Santiago Fire Recognition, Orange County Fire Authority (2008)
Chairman’s Award for Workers’ Comp Reform, South Orange County Regional Chambers
of Commerce (2005)
Ethics in America Award, Passkey’s Foundation – Chapman University