Leadership
Alliant has managed rural hospital facilities for over 40 years. We are able to draw on the strength of hundreds of professionals with clinical, operational, financial, supply chain and strategic skills to benefit our hospitals.
Michael Kozar
President / Chief Executive Officer
Michael Kozar brings over 35 years of healthcare management and executive experience including hospital operations, strategic market/partnership development, physician relations and recruiting to the CEO role. Mr. Kozar has worked in both not for profit and for-profit community-based healthcare systems. Michael will continue to oversee the daily operations of Northwest Florida Community Hospital along with the President and CEO duties of Alliant.
Michael will work closely with hospital CEOs, Boards, and strategic partners to manage and serve Alliant’s current and future hospital network.
Michael Kozar is a results-oriented senior healthcare executive with experience in rural hospitals, acute care, acute rehabilitation, long term care, home health, hospice and physician practice management. He has demonstrated ability in maintaining customer satisfaction, negotiating physician contracts and relations. He has proven success in leading financial turnarounds and implementing cost reduction initiatives. Mr. Kozar is recognized as a value-driven, team-oriented leader with an effective communication style and a consistent delivery of desired results.
He served as Chief Executive Officer at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, in Carrollton, Kentucky from 2013 to 2016, an Alliant Managed Facility. In addition, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Nation’s largest physician owned Advanced Radiology Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He spent eighteen years with Quorum Health Resources, LLC, in Nashville, Tennessee as a Regional Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of various Hospitals. Mr. Kozar began his career at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in 1981. Most of his career has been working with Rural Hospitals.
Mr. Kozar holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas and a Bachelor in Science Degree from Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia.
Michael Kozar is an active member of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and currently serves on the Economic Development Council.
David Bowling
Chief Operating Officer
David is the Chief Operating Officer with Alliant providing oversight for the daily operations as well as responsible for company financials, strategic partnerships, and new business development opportunities. He brings extensive years of progressive experience in the areas of healthcare operations/finance, having worked with both for-profit/not-for-profit hospitals & health systems as well as a leading healthcare technology company. Throughout his career, David has effectively developed & implemented standardized best practices. Assisted with the integration/onboarding of acquisitions. Held various CFO assignments while leading work stream opportunities within strategic planning, accounting, revenue cycle, decision support, supply chain & budgeting. Managed the financial operations for post-acute services that included home health agencies, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, swing beds, inpatient rehab & behavioral health.
David earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Pikeville & a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Kentucky.
David is married to his wife Angie with one daughter (Emma) and one son (Eric).
Tom Ramsey
Hospital Operations Chief Financial Officer
Tom is a Hospital Operations Chief Financial Officer with Alliant. He is focused on the operating and financial performance and the growth and success of Alliant facilities. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial operations, strategic planning, product line development and management, and budgeting and forecast preparation. He has served in numerous leadership roles as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer having worked for not-for-profit, proprietary and public hospital facilities in Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Tom has expertise in rural hospital management and excels in his ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical business requirements and identify deficiencies and potential opportunities. He has successfully developed innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness and maximizing revenues by improving customer service offerings and managing expense.
Tom holds a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from the University of South Carolina, a Bachelor in Science degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management from the University of Central Florida. He has served on numerous community boards, including the United Way, Boys and Girls Club, and Rotary, and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is married to his wife, Amy and has one daughter and two sons.
Paula Moore, MSN, RN
Hospital Operations Chief Clinical Officer
Ms. Moore is the Hospital Operations Chief Clinical Officer for Alliant. Paula is an experienced healthcare leader with an extensive record of high-quality results. Recognized for a well-honed ability to facilitate change while unifying teams across multiple disciplines. A strategic thinker and strong communicator who is comfortable in operations, physician relationships, and effective problem-solving. She creates positive work environments and highly committed staff members by connecting daily work to the organizations strategy while maintaining an authentic sense of self, shared trust and a seamless blending of business skill, clinical knowledge and interpersonal relationships.
Paula has served in numerous leadership roles at for-profit and not-for profit hospitals in California and North Carolina. Prior to joining the team at Alliant, Paula was a full time field surveyor for The Joint Commission.
Paula holds a BSN from the University of San Francisco and a Masters’ in Nursing and Healthcare Systems Management from Loyola University New Orleans. Paula and her husband reside in the Winston-Salem area in North Carolina.
Farrell Turner
Director for Special Projects
Farrell has over 30 years of hospital management experience and leads special projects for Alliant and its hospitals. During his career, he has been both a CFO and CEO and assists Alliant on strategic, operational and financial projects that require short term leadership and focus. Turner began his career with St. Luke’s Episcopal and Texas Children’s Hospitals in Houston. He then served in leadership at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Mississippi and as interim CEO and CFO in numerous rural hospitals across the Southeast. He is a subject matter expert in Rural Health Clinics, especially provider-based RHCs.
Farrell has a B.A. in Accounting and Health Care Management from the University of Alabama College of Commerce and Business Administration, and a Master’s in Finance from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. He is a CPA, a certified coder, and a Fellow with HFMA. He is Immediate Past-President of the Alabama Rural Health Association and has been chapter President of the Anniston-Gadsden and Oxford Chapters of the American Academy of Professional Coders.
Farrell enjoys hunting and running and spending time with his wife Beverly.
Belinda Muench, MHA
Director of Strategic Planning
Belinda is Principal of M13 Management Partners and a partner consultant with Alliant. She has over 20 years of healthcare experience working with both hospitals and large physician groups. In her recent work with hospitals, she leads and facilitates strategic planning activities and serves as the primary consultant in conducting and completing Community Health Needs Assessment reports. For physician groups, Belinda serves as an extension of practice leadership, providing operational assessments, financial analyses, revenue cycle assessments and payer contract negotiations.
Prior to starting M13 Management Partners, Belinda was the Vice President of Strategic Services for Advantum Health and led the practice management consulting business as well as client services for the company’s revenue cycle clients. Before that, she served as the Vice President of Client Services for Intermedix and managed revenue cycle and practice management services for over 75 providers with net collections in excess of $50M. Additional experiences include leading a national consulting team with Truven Health Analytics (now an IBM Company) and serving as Corporate Director of Strategic Planning with Alliant Management Services. Her diverse experience includes physician practice management as well as work with healthcare organizations on strategic planning, process improvement, medical staff resource planning and market analyses.
Belinda holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters in Health Administration from The Ohio State University in Columbus. She was a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and has a Certificate in Organizational Development from the National Training Laboratories in Fairfax, Virginia.
Shawn Adams, CPA
Cost Report Specialist
Mr. Adams is a senior manager in Blue’s healthcare department, with over 12 years of hospital revenue cycle and reimbursement experience. This experience includes six years with a national firm (including Big 4) and several years’ experience in the hospital setting. Mr. Adams specializes in hospital revenue cycle issues, including patient finance, patient registration, and is Lean Six Sigma trained in process improvement. Specific reimbursement experience include Medicare and Medicaid cost report, disproportionate share (DSH) and Medicare bad debt preparations.
Mr. Adams is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association where he previously served on the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Chapter. He currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Americana Community Center, Louisville KY.
Julie Musick
Executive and Client Services Coordinator
Julie Musick is a seasoned Executive Assistant with over 18 years in the hospital management field. Julie began her career with Alliant in 2004. She is the primary point of contact for internal and external constituencies on all matters about Alliant’s Louisville office.
She now serves as assistant to the President of Alliant as well as other executive team members. She has extensive experience with a broad array of administrative tasks and additionally serves as a project manager for many initiatives for Alliant. Having held positions in the hospital management field, Julie can tailor her skills to meet the needs of various clients. As a senior assistant, she also is responsible for the coordination of educational events for Alliant Hospitals and Governance.
Kristie Moss
Alliant Purchasing, LLC, Senior Vice President of Business Intelligence & Strategy
Kristie has assumed the position of Senior Vice President of Operations after 8 years excelling as Alliant’s Program Manager, Vice President, and then Vice President of Operations. Under her watch, the company has significantly grown its membership, contract uptake, and revenue. Kristie has been instrumental in the company’s aggressive transformation from a regional to a national group purchasing organization.
Kristie will continue to work with Premier and many of Alliant Purchasing’s members, suppliers and strategic partners to ensure the operations and contracting functions exceed all expectations.
Kristie is a graduate from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Heath Care Administration. She is currently participating in Blue and Company’s Building Leaders program and serves on Premier’s National Foodservice Committee.