NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, today announced the appointment of J. Michael Bruff as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 28, 2024. Bruff steps into the role as current Envision CFO Henry Howe prepares to transition out of the organization at the beginning of January. Howe will serve as a senior advisor to the executive team during the transition. Megan Barney, Envision’s current Chief Information Officer, also will be departing in early January. The organization has started a search to fill the position. The changes are part of Envision’s ongoing journey to being a valuable and reliable partner to clinicians, hospitals and patients.
“We are pleased to welcome Mike to the team,” said Jason Owen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Envision Healthcare. “Mike is a tenured finance executive with broad and diverse experience across various industries, including healthcare providers and medical technologies. I am confident that his leadership values and expertise in building the infrastructure to realize growth in the healthcare space will accelerate us on our path forward.”
“Envision is well-recognized as a leader in the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care,” said Bruff. “The team is transforming healthcare, and I look forward to supporting them and advancing Envision’s mission of caring for people in their greatest time of need.”
“It has been a privilege and an honor to work alongside Henry and Megan,” Owen continued. “As CFO and Interim CEO, Henry led Envision through a pivotal time, positioning the medical group for growth. As CIO, Megan has played a crucial role in advancing strategic initiatives and implementing innovative solutions in how we support the delivery of care. We thank them for their strong leadership and dedication to Envision and our communities.”
About J. Michael Bruff
Bruff has more than 30 years of finance and operational leadership experience. He most recently served as CFO of ChenMed, one of the nation's leading primary healthcare providers serving seniors where he led key financial and operational initiatives. Previously, he served as CFO of Lifestance Health and as CFO of Varian Medical Systems, leading up to the company's record-breaking sale to Siemens Healthineers in August 2020. Bruff spent 19 years in domestic and international roles across finance and business functions at Dell Technologies, including as CFO of the Asia Pacific and Japan Commercial Business and as Senior Vice President of North America Strategy, Planning and Operations. Bruff has held past finance roles at CA, Inc., MCI Telecommunications and Deloitte & Touche. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Maryland.
About Envision Healthcare
Envision Healthcare is a leading medical group that delivers physician and advanced practice provider services, primarily in the areas of emergency and hospitalist medicine, anesthesiology, radiology/teleradiology and neonatology. Envision’s medical group offers a differentiated suite of clinical solutions on a national scale with a local understanding of our communities, creating value for health systems, payers, providers and patients. For additional information, visit www.envisionhealth.com.
