David Cruz is the Director for Network Management at Nemours Children’s Health supporting the KidWell Clinically Integrated Network.

Working “well beyond medicine”, David’s areas of focus include the strategy and growth of the clinically integrated network, community practice partnerships and engagement, value-based contracting and innovative funds flow and incentive modeling. David has been a part of the organization since February 2021. In his time, David partnered with other organizational leaders to secure Nemours’ first risk-based value contracts in the Delaware Valley. Expanding from the first agreements, the network now has value and risk agreements with 100% of the Delaware Medicaid programs as well as additional commercial payer value agreements.  These strategic partnerships and agreements have led to over $16M in quality and shared savings incentive payments to the network.

David has worked in major academic children’s hospitals and health systems for nearly 10 years, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and CS Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health. In each of his roles, David has spent time leading and managing multi-disciplinary strategic initiatives and committees focused on clinical outcomes, patient safety and strategic organizational priorities.  

David is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB). He earned his Master’s in Health Services Administration (MHSA) from the University of Michigan and Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management from Appalachian State University.