Ronald J. Groteluschen, a certified public accountant (CPA), joined Coastal Carolina Hospital as its chief financial officer (CFO) in January 2016. He now serves as market chief financial officer for Hilton Head Regional Healthcare. As the market CFO, Groteluschen oversees all financial operations for Coastal Carolina Hospital and Hilton Head Hospital. In addition, he oversees several hospital departments including finance, business, health information management, patient access and materials management.

Groteluschen has 25 years of experience in healthcare accounting and financial management. Most recently, he was the CFO for Central Carolina Hospital, a 135-bed facility in Sanford, N.C. He has also held several financial management positions, including that as assistant chief financial officer, at Frye Regional Medical Center, a 355-bed hospital in Hickory, N.C.

Groteluschen has an associate’s degree from St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas; and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, Neb. As a CPA, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting honor society.