Tuesday, December 03, 2013 - Chuck Cleaver named vice president and chief financial officer for Martin Health<br />Contact: Scott Samples, Marketing Communications Manager<br />Phone: (772) 223-4920<br />Email: scott.samples@martinhealth.org   <br /><br />STUART, Fla., Dec. 3, 2013 – Chuck Cleaver was recently named vice president and chief financial officer for Martin Health System.<br /><br />Cleaver is a 29-year veteran of Martin Health System, serving in a number of roles including most recently, vice president of finance. During his tenure, Cleaver has helped lead the organization through numerous changes in the health care industry, including most recently the successful conversion to new electronic medical record and patient accounting systems, and financing of Tradition Medical Center.<br /><br />Cleaver graduated from Ball State University and earned his MBA from Florida Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Florida Institute of CPAs and the American College of Healthcare Executives.<br /><br />Cleaver has also been involved in numerous local not-for-profit organizations, including the United Way of Martin County, the Council on Aging of Martin County, the Friends of Volunteers in Medicine Clinic and the Library Foundation of Martin County.<br /><br />Cleaver served several years as assistant vice president of finance before being named vice president of finance earlier in 2013. In December he assumed the role of chief financial officer following the retirement of Mark Cocorullo, the long-time senior vice president and chief financial officer.<br /><br />Cocorullo was with Martin Health for 35 years and holds the distinction as the longest tenured executive in the organization’s history. He began his career at Martin Health in 1978 as manager of accounting and he quickly rose through the ranks as comptroller, director of finance and then as assistant administrator. He held the title of senior vice president of corporate services and chief financial officer since 2001.<br /><br />About Martin Health System: Martin Health System is a not-for-profit, community-based health care organization that has served the region for more than 70 years. It offers a continuum of care including preventive, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cancer and cardiac care, wellness and rehabilitation services. Its approximately 3,700 associates, 375 affiliated physicians and more than 850 volunteers provide care at 12 different locations serving Martin and St. Lucie counties. Martin Health is an eight-time winner of the Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals Award, has twice been named a Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals award winner, and received designation as a National Employer of Choice designee for 2009 and 2010-11. To learn more, visit martinhealth.org. 