RSM Names Carlos Hernandez National Health Care Leader

CHICAGO – (May 3, 2021) – RSM US LLP (“RSM”) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – recently announced that Carlos Hernandez has been selected to serve as the firm’s national health care leader, effective May 1, 2021. Hernandez succeeds Dan Vandenberghe who will retire from the firm in April 2022.

“Carlos’ leadership and the talented health care team position us well to continue serving as first-choice advisors to leading health care organizations in a new and complex era, expanding the practice and growing the firm’s presence,” said Don Lipari, national industry leader at RSM US LLP. “Dan has been a tremendous leader and has led the health care practice and our clients with distinction, including through recent uncertainty and opportunities due to the pandemic. I am confident that with Carlos now at the helm of our health care practice, we will continue delivering the very best RSM experience to our clients.”

“Carlos has made significant contributions to our firm, and his leadership of our health care practice positions us to continue using our strength and knowledge within the industry and in key markets to provide our clients with unparalleled services to help them succeed,” added Vandenberghe. “Under Carlos’ strong leadership, we will continue to help solve our clients’ most critical challenges, attract top talent and differentiate ourselves in the marketplace.”

Hernandez is an experienced RSM enterprise leader who brings more than 25 years of public accounting and financial management expertise focused in the health care industry. He most recently served as a health care focused audit partner, the firm’s head of health care consulting, as well as the Southeast health care practice leader.

“I am honored and excited to have been selected for this role and to lead our health care practice, which includes a talented client-centric team focused on developing solutions to address the health care industry’s most pressing issues,” said Hernandez. “I look forward to continuing to combine our firm’s technical expertise with community knowledge to achieve greater good in the health care space, and innovatively serving our U.S. and Canadian clients, especially in the current pandemic environment where our guidance matters more than ever.”

Miami-based Hernandez has successfully served, and will continue to serve, a variety of health care clients focused on all key sectors, including hospitals and health systems, physician practices, senior care, behavioral health and telehealth.

Hernandez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from MacMurray College.

To learn more about RSM’s health care practice, visit the firm’s website.