Clare Kelley

Consultant at Stroudwater Associates

Clare Kelley is a Senior Consultant at Stroudwater Associates, a leading national healthcare consulting firm.1 2 She joined the company in 2016 and has since made significant contributions to the organization's Affiliations & Partnerships, Strategy, and Rural practices.2 3

Professional Background

Clare brings a passion for public health and healthcare policy to her role at Stroudwater.2 Her work focuses on providing vision, direction, and leadership to ensure sustainable access to healthcare for all communities.1 Some of her recent projects include:

Educating larger not-for-profit medical centers on the value of small Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
Developing and evaluating risk analyses for independent short-term acute care centers
Affiliating small CAHs with larger University Medical Centers
Advising CAHs on clinic operations and physician needs
Developing joint ventures for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Creating and implementing strategic plans for CAHs
Evaluating financial proformas for new hospital facilities1

Education and Previous Experience

Clare holds a Master of Public Health from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and a B.A. in Geography from Middlebury College.1 2 Before joining Stroudwater, she gained valuable experience through internships and research positions:

Interned at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, researching international representations of healthcare variation
Worked with Partners in Health, a non-profit organization, creating healthcare facility maps and analyzing data for new facility sites in Haiti, Rwanda, and Malawi1 2

Professional Affiliations

Clare is a member of the Association of American Geographers, which aligns with her background in geography and cartography.1 2

Personal Interests

Outside of her professional life, Clare enjoys an active lifestyle, participating in activities such as soccer, skiing, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits.1