Hospital Operational & Financial Performance Leadership
David C. Capone is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DCCS Consulting, a national healthcare operational performance and advisory firm supporting hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, and public-sector healthcare environments nationwide.
With more than 30 years of healthcare executive leadership experience, David has built a national reputation for helping healthcare organizations improve operational performance, stabilize financial operations, strengthen healthcare system performance, and support complex organizational transformation initiatives through embedded operational and financial leadership.
David’s leadership background includes extensive experience serving as a restructuring Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Information Officer, and healthcare system executive across community hospitals, regional health systems, integrated delivery networks, and national healthcare organizations. His expertise spans operational turnaround initiatives, financial restructuring, merger and acquisition support, physician alignment, healthcare system integration, revenue cycle transformation, managed care strategy, service-line financial performance improvement, and long-range healthcare operational planning.
Prior to founding DCCS Consulting in 2010, David served in executive leadership roles within Catholic Health East, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, where he led significant operational and financial turnaround initiatives across both urban and rural healthcare environments. His national healthcare consulting experience also includes work within the Cambio “Intensive Resource Group,” supporting rapid operational and financial turnaround engagements for healthcare organizations nationwide.
Under David’s leadership, DCCS Consulting has supported hospitals and health systems across the United States through operational improvement initiatives, financial performance stabilization, interim executive leadership, merger and acquisition advisory support, service-line optimization, physician alignment strategies, and enterprise healthcare transformation initiatives designed to improve both clinical and financial outcomes.
David has led or supported numerous healthcare operational and financial performance initiatives, including:
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Multimillion-dollar hospital turnaround and operating margin improvement initiatives
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Revenue cycle transformation and financial stabilization programs
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Merger, acquisition, and organizational integration assessments
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Service-line operational and financial restructuring
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Physician alignment and provider network development
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Ambulatory care center and surgical tower financial planning initiatives
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Managed care and risk-based contracting strategies
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Hospital operational performance improvement initiatives
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Enterprise healthcare financial and operational assessments
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Integrated healthcare delivery network development
Throughout his career, David has consistently focused on aligning financial strategy with operational execution to support measurable and sustainable healthcare system performance improvement. His leadership approach combines financial discipline, operational accountability, strategic planning, and collaborative executive partnership to help healthcare organizations navigate complex operational and financial challenges while strengthening long-term organizational stability.
Areas of Expertise
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Hospital Operational Performance Improvement
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Healthcare Financial Restructuring
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Operating Margin Improvement Initiatives
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Revenue Cycle Transformation
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Healthcare System Turnaround Leadership
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Merger & Acquisition Advisory Support
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Healthcare System Integration
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Physician Alignment & Provider Network Development
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Service-Line Financial Performance
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Strategic Healthcare Operations
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Managed Care & Risk Contracting
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Enterprise Healthcare Financial Planning
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Interim Executive Leadership
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Hospital Operations & Organizational Stabilization
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Healthcare Decision Support & Analytics
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Ambulatory & Surgical Services Financial Planning
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Healthcare Governance & Strategic Advisory Services
Education & Professional Affiliations
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MA, Business & Policy Studies
State University of New York
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BS, Accounting
Post College
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Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
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Fellow, Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA)
