Crouse Health Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Crouse Health has announced the appointment of Michael Tengeres as Chief Financial Officer. A native of Western New York, Tengeres will assume the position April 30.

Tengeres most recently served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown, where he was responsible for the integrated healthcare system’s financial operations, including long-range forecasting, operating and capital budget development.

Prior to Bassett, Tengeres was Senior Director for International Finance Operations for the Cleveland Clinic, where he helped establish the full spectrum of financial operations for the Clinic’s operations in Abu Dhabi.

In his role at Crouse, Tengeres will oversee and provide strategic direction and leadership for all financial aspects of Crouse’s integrated delivery network, including finance, revenue cycle, purchasing and oversight for facilities.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Michael’s caliber, background and expertise join the Crouse leadership team,” says Kimberly Boynton, president and chief executive officer. “The depth of his financial leadership at leading healthcare organizations will be invaluable to Crouse as we continue to expand our network and strategic affiliations.”

Tengeres holds an MBA from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. He has also held leadership positions with MedStar Health System in Baltimore and Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.