Best Fractional COOs for Healthcare Companies

Fractional COO Services for Healthcare Companies

In the fast-evolving world of global healthcare, operational excellence isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a lifeline. From private clinics to biotech startups, hospitals to health-tech firms, healthcare organizations need more than just visionaries. They need execution experts — people who understand the complex choreography of healthcare operations: compliance, people, technology, and processes.

That’s where the Fractional Chief Operating Officer (COO) steps in. These leaders bring executive-level expertise on a part-time or contract basis — giving organizations the strategic firepower of a full-time COO without the full-time cost. They streamline systems, elevate patient experiences, and make sure care delivery keeps pace with growth and regulation.

At Digital Reference, we’ve made it our mission to spotlight the world’s best independent professionals who drive efficiency, innovation, and transformation in every industry. Our methodology is deeply research-based — we evaluate hundreds of professionals across performance history, industry specialization, leadership reputation, and measurable impact. What you’ll find below is not a ranking — it’s a curated showcase of the most respected and effective Fractional COOs serving healthcare companies globally.

🌟 Meet the Featured Fractional COOs Making Things Happen for Healthcare Companies

♦️ Cindy Kent

Healthcare Fractional COO & Leadership Strategist
🔗 LinkedIn

Cindy Kent is a powerhouse in the healthcare operations world — a transformative executive who has shaped the culture and systems of multiple healthcare giants. With experience across Medtronic and Brookdale Senior Living, she brings both enterprise insight and human-centric leadership to her fractional engagements.

💡 Operational Vision: Cindy is known for building scalable operations that support sustainable growth, particularly in complex care delivery environments.
🔑 Human-Centered Leadership: Her approach balances efficiency with empathy — she builds operational frameworks that empower teams while ensuring patient care remains the heart of the business.
🧑‍⚕️ Global Perspective: From Fortune 500 boardrooms to purpose-driven healthcare ventures, Cindy combines business acumen with social impact thinking — exactly what modern healthcare needs.

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♦️ Dana (George) Wilson

Healthcare & Business Consultant  

🔗 LinkedIn

With over two decades in healthcare operations, Dana Wilson is known for turning chaos into clarity. Her work focuses on helping healthcare startups and established organizations optimize workflows, standardize processes, and align strategic vision with day-to-day execution.

💡 Specialization in Patient Flow & Process Efficiency: Dana is an expert at mapping out bottlenecks and designing seamless patient and staff journeys.
🔑 Cross-Functional Collaboration: She bridges the gap between clinical and administrative teams — ensuring technology, finance, and operations move in lockstep.
🧑‍⚕️ Commitment to Results: Her consulting work consistently leads to measurable outcomes — reduced patient wait times, increased staff engagement, and better operational throughput.

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♦️ Amélie Morency

Fractional COO & Business Consultant

 🔗 LinkedIn

Amélie Morency is a global operations strategist with a mission to help high-growth companies in healthcare and wellness scale sustainably. With a background in entrepreneurship and operational architecture, Amélie focuses on building internal systems that withstand rapid expansion.

💡 Growth Infrastructure Design: She creates operational blueprints that ensure scalability doesn’t compromise quality.
🔑 Founder Enablement: As a fractional COO, she empowers CEOs to focus on vision while she builds the processes that make it possible.
🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Tech Experience: Amélie has supported several telehealth and health-tech companies in structuring teams and improving operational transparency.

Her work perfectly embodies Digital Reference’s vision of data-driven, people-focused operational leadership.

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♦️ Derek Fredrickson

Founder & CEO, The COO Solution
🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 Website

As the founder of The COO Solution, Derek Fredrickson helps CEOs and healthcare founders get their time back through operational clarity and execution systems. His fractional COO services are tailored to organizations struggling with operational bottlenecks and leadership alignment.

💡 Systems Thinking: Derek builds streamlined systems that create measurable productivity gains.
🔑 Entrepreneurial Empathy: Having led operations for multiple digital health firms, he understands both the strategic and emotional demands of scale.
🧑‍⚕️ Holistic Performance Model: His method integrates people, process, and purpose — the trifecta of operational excellence.

For more on executive-level systems thinking, see our article “How Fractional Leaders Accelerate Organizational Change”.

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♦️ Stephen Bignell

Fractional COO | Operations & Transformation Leader
🔗 LinkedIn

Stephen Bignell’s reputation for operational transformation is built on decades of experience across global healthcare and technology firms. His strategic precision and cultural sensitivity make him an invaluable asset for healthcare companies managing complex change.

💡 Operational Turnaround Expertise: Stephen has guided multiple healthcare organizations through transitions, mergers, and digital transformation projects.
🔑 Global Operations Management: His experience spans the UK, U.S., and Australia — making him fluent in international healthcare compliance and efficiency.
🧑‍⚕️ Change Management Specialist: Stephen helps teams navigate transformation with confidence, ensuring continuity and morale remain intact.

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♦️ Thomas Hoover

Fractional Integrator/COO
🔗 LinkedIn

Thomas Hoover brings executive-level experience from both healthcare systems and integrator firms. As a partner at Wolf’s Edge Integrators, Thomas works with healthcare organizations to integrate leadership, technology, and operations for high performance.

💡 Integration Expertise: Thomas excels in unifying disparate departments — from clinical ops to tech and finance.
🔑 Leadership Development: He mentors executive teams to adopt scalable, repeatable leadership habits.
🧑‍⚕️ Technology in Healthcare: A strong advocate for process automation in clinical environments, Thomas helps healthcare firms modernize safely and efficiently.

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♦️ Ben Wolf

Founder & CEO, Wolf’s Edge Integrators
🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 Website

As the driving force behind Wolf’s Edge Integrators, Ben Wolf has redefined what it means to lead as a Fractional COO in healthcare and beyond. His book “Fractional Leadership: Landing Executive Talent You Thought Was Out of Reach” has become a go-to resource for founders.

💡 EOS & Operational Strategy: Ben helps healthcare founders implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to align vision and execution.
🔑 Fractional Leadership Advocate: He’s one of the most visible global champions of the fractional executive model.
🧑‍⚕️ Proven Impact: Clients under Ben’s leadership have reported massive gains in process accountability and cultural alignment.

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♦️ Anwer Qureishi

Founder, Q&S International, Inc.
🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 Website

Anwer Qureishi has carved a niche as a global healthcare operations visionary. As founder of QSI, he brings over three decades of leadership experience helping healthcare companies enhance performance and reduce complexity.

💡 Systems Innovation: Anwer’s work revolves around simplifying large-scale healthcare systems through operational intelligence.
🔑 Data-Driven Decisions: He leverages analytics to identify inefficiencies and predict future needs.
🧑‍⚕️ Strategic Mentorship: Known for developing emerging leaders, he’s helped multiple organizations build self-sustaining operational teams.

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♦️ Kim Martinez

Founder & Principal, Clear Frame Consulting
🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 Website

Kim Martinez specializes in helping healthcare companies navigate operational clarity during rapid growth. Through Clearframe Consulting, she focuses on clarity, alignment, and execution — the three cornerstones of operational health.

💡 Operational Clarity Model: Kim’s proprietary framework helps organizations visualize inefficiencies and implement change faster.
🔑 Healthcare Expertise: With clients across healthtech and clinical services, she bridges strategy and implementation seamlessly.
🧑‍⚕️ Purpose-Driven Leadership: She’s known for her empathetic yet results-driven approach to building strong internal operations.

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♦️ Brian H. Munroe

Fractional COO | Healthcare Operations Strategist
🔗 LinkedIn 

Brian H. Munroe is a results-oriented fractional leader known for his ability to transform operational chaos into cohesive systems. His portfolio spans multiple healthcare and wellness organizations where he’s implemented high-impact performance strategies.

💡 Efficiency Expert: Brian identifies gaps in workflows and establishes streamlined processes that drive performance.
🔑 Operational Culture Advocate: He integrates purpose and accountability into every project.
🧑‍⚕️ Hands-On Leadership: Known for his ability to embed within teams and make quick, meaningful improvements.

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♦️ Andrew O’Brien MAICD

Fractional COO | Leadership & Organisation Strategist

 🔗 LinkedIn

Andrew O’Brien brings international experience in business scaling, governance, and healthcare operations. As a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), Andrew provides governance-aligned operational consulting for organizations seeking sustainable growth.

💡 Governance Integration: Andrew blends operational management with board-level strategic oversight.
🔑 Health & Aged Care Expertise: Deep understanding of compliance and operations across healthcare and aged-care sectors.
🧑‍⚕️ Global Leadership: His international experience allows him to adapt solutions to local markets.

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♦️ James Drury

Managing Director, My Board
🔗 LinkedIn | 🌐 Website

With over 25 years in strategic leadership, James Drury has supported numerous healthcare organizations in designing boards, teams, and operational frameworks that foster accountability and innovation.

💡 Governance & Leadership Alignment: James helps healthcare boards and COOs synchronize leadership strategy with operations.
🔑 Executive Mentorship: He provides one-on-one leadership guidance for COOs and CEOs in transition.
🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Specialization: His consultancy, My Board, focuses on improving operational decision-making structures.

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♦️ Andrea McNeill

Fractional COO | Operations & Change Expert
🔗 LinkedIn

Andrea McNeill excels in organizational restructuring and operational efficiency projects. She’s worked with multiple healthcare providers to optimize performance while enhancing workplace culture.

💡 Change Enablement: Andrea helps healthcare leaders navigate transformation without burnout.
🔑 Operational Systems Design: She builds systems that ensure sustainable daily execution.
🧑‍⚕️ Leadership Partner: Known for building trust quickly and aligning teams under shared goals.

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♦️ Martial Cijs

Fractional COO | Business Operations Strategist
🔗 LinkedIn

Martial Cijs is an international operations leader known for his sharp analytical mind and ability to transform complex healthcare organizations into agile, data-driven operations.

💡 Analytical Leadership: Martial brings structure and accountability to operational performance measurement.
🔑 Cross-Industry Insight: His background spans healthcare, technology, and finance, allowing him to apply best practices across verticals.
🧑‍⚕️ Execution Focus: He’s celebrated for converting strategic vision into executable plans with measurable ROI.

The Future of Fractional COOs in Global Healthcare

The healthcare industry is transforming faster than ever — technology, regulation, and patient expectations are evolving daily. The Fractional COO model is emerging as a powerful solution to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. These leaders bring flexibility, precision, and strategic insight — often outperforming traditional full-time executives in impact per dollar.

At Digital Reference, we believe the future of healthcare operations lies in fractional, data-driven collaboration — where companies scale through partnerships, not just payroll.

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In a world where healthcare complexity demands agility, Digital Reference stands as the bridge between innovation and execution — helping organizations find the right leaders to shape the future of care.