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Bert R. Zimmerli

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Intermountain Healthcare

Chair, Amerinet Board of Directors

Bert Zimmerli, executive vice president and chief financial officer, joined Intermountain Healthcare in 2003. He is responsible for the direction and oversight of all Intermountain Healthcare financial operations. He also oversees Intermountain’s insurance/health plans operations, SelectHealth, as well as Intermountain Information Systems operations. Zimmerli chairs the board of directors of Amerinet, the fifth largest group purchasing organization in the country, and serves on the executive board of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Prior to joining Intermountain Healthcare, Zimmerli was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas. Prior to that, he served in numerous capacities with Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, including senior vice president, chief financial officer and was president of several of its smaller subsidiaries. He also was a partner in Ernst & Young’s Houston office, where he spent 16 years, specializing in healthcare.

Zimmerli received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration, both from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received the Elijah Watt Sells Award for receiving the second-highest score in the nation when he took the CPA exam. ​

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Board of Directors

Amerinet: Reducing healthcare costs. Improving healthcare quality.

As a leading national healthcare solutions organization (GPO), Amerinet collaborates with acute and non-acute care providers — hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, clinics and doctor offices — to create and deliver unique solutions through performance improvement resources, guidance and ongoing support. With better product standardization and utilization, new financial tools beyond contracting and alliances that help lower costs, raise revenue and champion quality, Amerinet enriches healthcare delivery for its members and the communities they serve.

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