Community Hospital welcomes new CFO

A new Chief Financial Officer, Troy Bruntz, of Lincoln, joined Community Hospital's staff on June 30. Troy was hired to fill the position vacated due to the hospital's administrative reorganization, which moved the former CFO, Jim Ulrich, to Vice President Finance & Support.

In addition to overseeing the hospital's operating and capital expenditure budgets, Bruntz will oversee the hospital's general accounting, financial administration, patient business services, and financial and statistical reporting. He will supervise the accounting, business office, information systems, medical records, pharmacy and materials management departments. Bruntz will also serve on Community Hospital's five-member senior management team, the Administrative Council.

"We are pleased to welcome Troy to our healthcare team," Ulrich said. "Troy has impressed us with his management style, communication and leadership potential. His addition to administration will help us to build a strong team for the future," he said.

Bruntz is excited about his new position at Community Hospital. "I think it's a wonderful opportunity for myself and my family," he said. "I'm looking forward to helping the administration formulate strategies to ensure the success of the hospital and the community in the future."

Bruntz was a Supervising Senior Accountant for five years with KPMG LLP, an international public accounting firm in Lincoln, since 1998. His healthcare experience included a leadership role on the audit of the State of Nebraska Medicaid program as well as working with various community and not-for-profit organizations.

From 1996-1998, he was a staff accountant for TBA, Inc., a 23-bed intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.

Troy grew up in Hastings. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, with an emphasis in accounting, from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1998. He is a member of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants.

He and his wife, Tammie, have three children. Their oldest, a girl, Devonn, is 10. Their two sons are Spenser, 9, and Trenten, 7. Troy enjoys golf and their family keeps busy with youth sports.