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Cartwright joined LMH Health in December 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. She came to the organization with over twenty years of healthcare financial leadership experience in hospitals, medical group practices and other ambulatory settings. She most recently served for five years as regional CFO for Prime Healthcare Services with responsibility for the finances of four Kansas City area hospitals, related ambulatory surgery centers, and medical groups (St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO; St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO; Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS; and Saint John Hospital in Leavenworth, KS). Prior to joining Prime Healthcare Services, Deb served for six years as the CFO of Via Christi Health in southeast Kansas and two years as the CFO for St. Francis Health in Topeka.

She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Cartwright is a Certified Practice Management Executive in the Medical Group Management Association. Passionate about improving the United States healthcare system, Cartwright is a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare and speaks nationally on sustainable healthcare practices. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Missouri State University, a master’s degree in business and healthcare administration from Southwest Baptist University and is a certified public accountant.