Built for healthcare. Focused on what matters.
We're a Cleveland-built team of healthcare operators and technologists — running the shared operating backbone behind independent hospitals and providers.
To give independent healthcare organizations the operational infrastructure to remain independent —
with better performance, greater efficiency, and more capacity for care.
The pressures aren't new. The pace and the stakes are.
Your margins are under pressure. Technology is moving faster than any one organization can adopt it. And the default path to scale — consolidation — forces independent hospitals to trade away the very autonomy they're trying to protect.
The stakes go beyond the balance sheet: when an independent hospital closes, a community loses a major employer, a critical source of care, and an institution generations have relied on.
Opus exists to change that — freeing resources trapped in administrative complexity and redirecting them to patient care. You shouldn't have to build every capability alone, and your community shouldn't have to lose its hospital to gain the advantages of scale.
- Founded2025
- HeadquartersCleveland, Ohio
- OwnershipFemale-owned
- ModelTechnology-enabled managed services
- ServingThe Midwest first, then nationally
Aligned, not siloed.
Accountable for outcomes.
Core operational functions perform best when they are aligned, not siloed — and when the people and technology supporting them are accountable for outcomes, not just activity.
That's why we built a consortium: rather than serving organizations one at a time, we bring independent hospitals onto a shared platform — consortium-scale technology and expertise, with independence and governance preserved.
See how the model works →
Six commitments we put in writing.
Members share technology and infrastructure — none bear the full cost alone.
Administrative functions run as a connected system, not isolated silos.
Compensation tied to outcomes we commit to in writing.
Your staff come with us, rather than being replaced.
Headquartered in Cleveland, committed to the communities we serve here.
Success measured the way our members measure it: care that stays local, and hospitals that stay open.
Healthcare operators, not outsiders.
Julie Jacono
Founder & CEO30+ years inside healthcare institutions; former EVP and Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at MetroHealth System; CEO of JumpStart Inc.
Cary Berman
Chief Financial Officer20+ years of CFO experience across revenue cycle management, outsourced billing and collections, and data-driven financial stewardship.
Sumit Chattopadhyay
Chief Technology Officer26+ years scaling delivery organizations at TCS, GE Capital, and R Systems; expertise in regulated environments (FDA, GxP, HIPAA).
Lisa Willoughby
Chief Operating Officer25+ years transforming consumer experience and contact center operations at Amazon, MetroHealth, and Cleveland Clinic.
Sonja Rajki
General CounselHealthcare attorney; Co-General Counsel at a safety-net hospital system; partner at a Cleveland healthcare law firm.
Vanessa Mosbacker
Chief Marketing Officer20+ years of marketing experience building and scaling global brands, including Microsoft, Skype, Twitter, Logitech, and SanDisk.
Larry Jenko
People and Transition LeaderVP of Operations at Clearwater; VP of Operations & Account Management at HMA.
Guided by leaders across healthcare and technology.
Dr. Mihir Patel, MD
Clinical TechnologyFellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy; 25+ years clinical experience; Chief Visionary Officer at Ospitek.
Karim Botros
Investment & StrategyHealthcare investor and former health system executive; Managing Director at Abundant Venture Partners.
Brenda Kirk
Technology & Product19 years at Hyland Software as EVP and Chief Product & Strategy Officer; EVP and CIO at KeyBank.
Shawn Beals, CFA
Business Development & FinanceCFA-credentialed healthcare executive; VP and GM at Siemens Healthineers.
Let's talk about your operations.
If administrative complexity, rising costs, or disconnected systems are getting in the way, we can help.
