About
Eric Alvarez is the Founder and CEO of Grapefruit Health, a company that builds a national clinical workforce composed of students in fields such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, social work, and pharmacy. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Fibroblast, a healthcare SaaS company acquired by Cerner, and held health system administration roles at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Chicago Medicine overseeing operations for cardiovascular surgery, vascular surgery, ophthalmology, and urology. A U.S. Air Force veteran who worked as an Aviation Electrical and Environmental Systems Specialist on C-5 aircraft, Alvarez is also an adjunct faculty member at Rush University's Department of Health Systems Management and serves on the Advisory Council for the College of Health and Human Services at Southern Illinois University.
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Experience
- Grapefruit HealthFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleAdvisory Council - College of Health and Human Servicescurrent2022 — present
- The Economic Club of ChicagoECC Member2023 — 2026Chicago, IL
- Rush UniversityAdjunct Faculty Member2019 — 2026Chicago, IL
- Maven Wave, an Atos CompanyPrincipal, Healthcare Practice2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Fibroblast (Acquired by Cerner Corporation)Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalHealth System Administrator - Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute2014 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
- NALHE ChicagolandBoard Member2012 — 2014
- University of Chicago MedicineHealth System Administrator - Ophthalmology and Urology2012 — 2014Chicago, Illinois, United States
- University of Chicago MedicineHealth System Administrator - Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy2011 — 2014Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Rush University Medical CenterAdministrative Project Assistant2009 — 2011Chicago, Illinois, United States
- American College of Healthcare ExecutivesExecutive Office Project Assistant2010
- United States Air ForceAviation Electrical and Environmental Systems Specialist on C-5 Aircraft2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Healthcare99Healthcare Management80Healthcare Information Technology32Process Improvement14Surgery7EMR18EHR15Hospitals63Research13Data Analysis16Healthcare Consulting17Leadership34
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Physician RelationsClinical ResearchPublic HealthRevenue CycleHIPAAMedicarePatient SafetyElectronic Medical Record (EMR)Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Business Process ImprovementKey Account Relationship Building- Sales Academy Certificate of Sales Mastery — Google
- AWS Machine Learning Terminology and Process — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Storage Offerings — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Alvarez?
- Eric Alvarez is the Founder and CEO of Grapefruit Health, a company that builds a national clinical workforce composed of students in fields such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, social work, and pharmacy. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Fibroblast, a healthcare SaaS company acquired by Cerner, and held health system administration roles at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Chicago Medicine overseeing operations for cardiovascular surgery, vascular surgery, ophthalmology, and urology. A U.S. Air Force veteran who worked as an Aviation Electrical and Environmental Systems Specialist on C-5 aircraft, Alvarez is also an adjunct faculty member at Rush University's Department of Health Systems Management and serves on the Advisory Council for the College of Health and Human Services at Southern Illinois University.
- Where does Eric Alvarez work?
- Eric Alvarez is Founder of Grapefruit.
- What companies did Eric Alvarez found?
- Eric Alvarez founded Grapefruit.
- Where did Eric Alvarez go to school?
- Eric Alvarez studied at Rush University (Masters, Health Systems Management); Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (BA, Aviation Management); Deakin University (Business Course Work).
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Also worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital5
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Also worked at United States Air Force108
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