Optim Health System: Julie Wittwer Named CFO
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Optim Health System is pleased to announce Julie Wittwer, an accomplished healthcare finance executive, has been named the new Chief Financial Officer for Optim Health System, including our hospitals in Reidsville and Sylvania, along with their outreach clinics, and our ambulatory surgery centers in Savannah and Brunswick, GA.
Wittwer comes to Optim with over 20 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial leadership. Most recently she served as CFO for South Texas Surgical Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX. Prior to that she was the CFO for Physicians Medical Center of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM and the Controller for Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, NM.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.
“Julie has a strong healthcare background with extensive experience as a finance leader,” said David Perry, CEO of Optim Health System. “Her vast knowledge of operational efficiencies, financial stability, and process improvements will help ensure sustainability and the achievement of our organization’s financial goals. We are excited to welcome Julie to our executive team.”
With the addition of Ms. Wittwer, the core Optim Health System executive team includes Chief Executive Officer David Perry, Chief Operating Officer John Salandi, and Chief Nursing and Clinical Operations Officer Lora Duncan.
“Optim Health System has a strong team of dedicated administrative and physician leaders, medical staff and functional specialists who are all committed to the communities we serve,” commented Wittwer. “We are well-positioned to continue fulfilling our role as one of the region’s premier healthcare providers and I’m excited to join Optim and be a part of its mission of transforming healthcare through compassionate care.”
Wittwer comes to Optim with over 20 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial leadership. Most recently she served as CFO for South Texas Surgical Hospital in Corpus Christi, TX. Prior to that she was the CFO for Physicians Medical Center of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM and the Controller for Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, NM.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.
“Julie has a strong healthcare background with extensive experience as a finance leader,” said David Perry, CEO of Optim Health System. “Her vast knowledge of operational efficiencies, financial stability, and process improvements will help ensure sustainability and the achievement of our organization’s financial goals. We are excited to welcome Julie to our executive team.”
With the addition of Ms. Wittwer, the core Optim Health System executive team includes Chief Executive Officer David Perry, Chief Operating Officer John Salandi, and Chief Nursing and Clinical Operations Officer Lora Duncan.
“Optim Health System has a strong team of dedicated administrative and physician leaders, medical staff and functional specialists who are all committed to the communities we serve,” commented Wittwer. “We are well-positioned to continue fulfilling our role as one of the region’s premier healthcare providers and I’m excited to join Optim and be a part of its mission of transforming healthcare through compassionate care.”
