Blin Richards, CPA, MBA
Finance Officer
As Finance Officer at White Memorial, Blin Richards is responsible for
developing, implementing and monitoring the progress of our financial
goals, setting productivity benchmarks, auditing all departments and wraparound
services, and managing the hospital’s numerous assets and investments.
Instrumental in creating strong business strategies and providing in-depth
analyses of financial policies and industry trends, Blin’s job is
not just to balance the books but to find strategic avenues for expanding
our profit base and long-term financial success. Blin is both results-oriented
and a visionary, possessed with an incredible ability to see beyond the
numbers into their potential for growth and return on investment. Blin
came to White Memorial with over 23 years in accounting and financial
planning in the health care field and was influential in creating reporting
systems to track the profitability of HMO plans, using the information
to negotiate significant increases in plans that were performing below
the average. He was responsible for coordinating and reviewing monthly
contractual calculations and managing the reporting of quarterly governmental
reports, including Medicare and MediCal costs, state CHFC reports and
federal and California state tax returns. Other similar positions in finance,
accounting and personnel management has allowed him to develop a greater
understanding of fiscal planning and how best to maximize investment while
keeping down costs.