Leadership

David Tanner

Chief Executive Officer

David Tanner was named CEO of Granger Medical Clinic in 2013, recruited to implement a strategic business plan.

While at Granger Medical Clinic, David has established a highly effective management team that provides administrative support to an independent group of physicians, led the transition to a new electronic medical records system, and more than doubled the size of the organization; from 74 providers and four locations to 170 providers and over 20 locations (with Granger Medical Clinic’s current size expected to double again in the coming years).

In 2014, as part of a population health strategy, David facilitated the launch of Granger Medical Clinic’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Physicians Accountable Care of Utah. In 2015, under David’s leadership, Granger Medical Clinic was recognized by a CMS report as the sixth lowest per Medicare beneficiary in the nation, all while maintaining a 99.1% quality score.

Claire Chitwood

Chief Operating Officer

Claire Chitwood joined Granger Medical Clinic in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer, bringing with her a demonstrated record of cultivating physician relationships, increasing service offerings across the local region and state, optimizing revenue, and streamlining operations.

Improving clinic volumes while saving company money has been a regular theme in Claire’s work. While at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, she orchestrated an organization-wide financial turnaround with savings of $5.5 million while increasing clinic net revenue by $2.5 million through improved patient access and billing audits.

Claire worked as the chief ambulatory officer at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, a 525-bed health system with 650 medical staff members. In this role, she developed service lines for specialties such as organ transplant, otolaryngology, diabetes wellness, transaortic valve replacement, behavioral health, and school-based health clinics.

Claire has also acted as the liaison for the University of Texas Graduate Medical Education and her company, where she decreased employee turnover to less than three percent, increased clinic visit and procedural volumes by five percent, and established a single in-house revenue cycle to save on operation costs. Perhaps most importantly, Claire improved the patient experience by developing quarterly training programs and a process of immediate feedback mentoring.

Bob Huckvale

Chief Financial Officer

Bob Huckvale brings over 30 years of senior finance leadership experience to Granger Medical Clinic, including serving as CFO of several high-growth manufacturing organizations, such as Guerdon Homes, Landa & Associates, Purdy Corporation, and Sapa Profiles.

Most recently, Bob served for nine years as Director of Finance for PeaceHealth Medical Group, a 900+ provider organization in the Pacific Northwest.  During his time with PeaceHealth. Bob helped unite many community medical groups into a single entity with centralized support, consistent reporting, and a common provider compensation program. He also helped with the establishment and/or acquisition of a variety of specialties, including primary care, neurology/sleep, neurohospitalists, pulmonary/instensivists, OB-Gyn/laborists, plastic surgery, radiation/medical oncology, acute care surgery, ENT and ophthalmology.

Bob received his bachelors and masters degrees in Accounting from Brigham Young University before launching his career with Touche Ross & Co., where he earned the CPA designation in California. In his spare time, Bob enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife of 35 years, five children, and four grandchildren.

Mary Jane Pennnington, MD

President

Dr. Mary Jane Pennnington has served as President of Granger Medical Clinic for 20 years, playing an integral role in the clinic’s growth.

Dr. Pennington earned her BS from Duke University in Durham, NC, and her MD from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, MO. Before joining Granger Medical Clinic, Dr. Pennington acted as the CEO for several organizations, including the Physicians Accountable Care of Utah (PACU), the Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Wasatch Internal Medicine, and Foothill Family Clinic.

In 2015, Granger Medical Clinic was recognized by a CMS report as the sixth lowest cost per Medicare beneficiary in the nation, all while maintaining a 99.1% quality score. Dr. Pennington’s continuing efforts to expand care program activities have resulted in a 5% percent decrease in hospital inpatient costs throughout Granger Medical Clinic in 2016.

In addition to acting as president of Granger Medical Clinic, Dr. Pennington maintains a part-time pediatric practice in West Valley City, UT. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband of over 30 years and their three daughters (a pediatric resident in Seattle, a NICU nurse, and a recent engineering graduate).