Kelli Harris, CPA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Crouse Hospital. She succeeds current CFO Kimberly Boynton, who recently was appointed Chief Executive Officer for the hospital, effective January 1. Harris’s appointment is also effective that same date.<br /><br /> <br /><br />With Crouse Hospital since 2002, Harris currently serves as Director of Finance and Patient Financial Services, overseeing all finance, reimbursement, financial forecasting, decision support and budgeting activities for the hospital and its affiliates. She also is responsible for all patient accounting and patient access functions across the Crouse system.<br /><br /> <br /><br />In addition to Finance and Patient Financial Services, Harris will have oversight of the hospital’s Health Information Management and Materials Management and Purchasing functions in her new role.<br /><br /> <br /><br />“Kelli is very well suited to the CFO position,” states Boynton. “She is a talented and well-respected team player who has significant experience in virtually all aspects of the hospital’s financial operations.”<br /><br /> <br /><br />A graduate of Niagara University, Harris previously was with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior associate. She is currently pursuing a master’s in business administration degree from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. Harris resides in Cicero with her husband Kris and their three children.