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Justin Schmiedel Administrative Director
Cleveland Clinic Nevada
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fter earning both a B.A. in political sci- to maximize productivity that has driven a 15 ence and an MBA in health care man- percent growth in new-patient volume. agement from Union College in New “Access is an issue for us because we have York, Justin Schmiedel was selected for a such high demand, so we took a look at our competitive project-based fellowship in 2010 operational model and are working smarter, at the Cleveland Clinic main campus, then not harder,” said Schmiedel, who was raised in stayed on board as the administrator to the Staten Island and serves on the board of Makedepartment of general surgery, overseeing A-Wish of Southern Nevada, is chairman of its clinical operations and practice-development medical outreach committee, and sits on the activities. Las Vegas Medical District advisory council. Schmiedel relocated to Southern Nevada Schmiedel also spearheaded an overhaul of in 2013 to assume his current post at the Ne- the physical therapy program that added ocvada outlet of the world-renowned facility, cupational therapy to the mix and resulted in and is among the youngest hospital admin- a 20 percent increase in PT volume, and also istrative directors in the country, oversee- oversees the clinic’s local urology practice, ing budget development and management; which is among the top-rated in the nation. facilities; marketing; fund development; and This year, in order to accommodate future exploration of future business opportunities. growth, Schmiedel is overseeing the relocation Following a recent assessment of op- of 25 administrative staff to the World Market, erational processes, Schmiedel increased which will free up space for additional research efficiencies related to patient check-in and and allow for the hiring of new physicians. check-out, and also spearheaded an effort — Danielle Birkin
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