Duane Fitch, CPA, MBA, FACHE, national healthcare management consulting leader at Plante Moran, works with healthcare providers, payers, and consulting organizations to help them develop and surpass their strategic, financial, and operational objectives. Specializing in acute care hospitals, critical access hospitals, and physician practices, he assists healthcare providers striving to improve their operating performance while maintaining focus on delivering their mission to the communities that they serve. Duane has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Northern Illinois University and an M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago.
Sandor Jacobson, CPA, restructuring and transformation partner at Plante Moran, collaborates with mid-market companies, across industries, facing difficult financial decisions. With deep experience in the full range of restructuring specialties, ranging from cash flow projections to liquidity management, profitability improvement, and insolvency, he brings a professional and compassionate mindset to each engagement. Sandor has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He also attended Northwestern University, where he focused his studies on accounting.
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