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Chris Strear, MD, MBA

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Interim Chief Medical Officer at Intermountain Health St. James Hospital
📍 Billings, Montana, United States

Chris Strear is a strategic emergency physician and the Chief Medical Officer at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He specializes in transforming patient flow and improving operational efficiency to drive profitability for healthcare systems. He holds an MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and is board-certified in Emergency Medicine.

He is the co-author of the book, "Smash the Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow for Better Patient Care."

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Billings, Montana, United States
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Patient Flow Optimization
A core focus of his career, demonstrated by multiple leadership roles and his book on fixing patient flow to improve care and financial outcomes.
Healthcare Operations
His experience as a senior administrative leader includes directing revenue cycle management and hospital operations to enhance profitability and working conditions.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Interim Chief Medical Officer
Intermountain Health St. James Hospital
3-2025
Chief Medical Officer
Intermountain Health
6-2021 - 3-2025
Chief Medical Officer
Columbia Memorial Hospital
9-2016 - 5-2021
Director, Patient Flow
Northwest Acute Care Specialists
3-2009 - 5-2012
Director of Operations & Patient Flow
Legacy Health
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Media appearances

CMH welcomes chief medical officer. Featured in Columbia Memorial Hospital (News Release)
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Education
Doctor of Medicine - MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Williams College
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