(ALBANY, NY) – The physician board of OrthoNY has appointed Michele Brinkman interim CEO.
Brinkman had served as Chief Operating Officer since June 2017, overseeing the practice’s 14 locations offering urgent care, clinical care, pain management, ambulatory surgery and physical therapy throughout the Capital/Saratoga Region. Among her most significant projects in this role was developing a workflow and cross-training program toward implementation of a new Electronic Medical Record system. Brinkman also collaborated with the developer and construction team for a new 41,000-square-foot medical office building, directing the internal operational team action list that resulted in the project coming in approximately $350K below budget. And most recently, she created and successfully led an organizational emergency plan in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Brinkman joined OrthoNY just prior to the practice’s formation from the merger of Northeast Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Associates of Saratoga in January 2013. As Director of Human Resources, she enhanced employee relations, strengthened
recruitment and retention efforts, and provided benefits administration for approximately 300 staff members.
“Since she was hired in 2012, Michele has managed every shift in the practice by focusing on its impact to our employees. She is committed to the people who keep us running and the providers who make bone and joint care a priority,” stated OrthoNY President Dr. George Silver.
“Michele has spent the last year tirelessly working to keep us, our staff and our patients safe through unprecedented circumstances, while still managing day-to-day operations and overseeing a massive building project in Clifton Park that brought all of our services under one roof for the first time,” he continued. “We are thrilled to have her leadership through this transition.”
Previously, Brinkman was the Human Resources Manager for Cascades Tissue Group in Waterford, NY, and held similar positions at Merak North America, NU Horizons Electronics Group and BSI of New York.
OrthoNY is a group of 41 physicians, 33 physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and more than 300 others Saving Lifestyles through whole orthopaedic care. For more information, visit www.orthoNY.com.