40 Under 40: Matthew Cova, CFO, MountainView Hospital

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Matthew Cova

With a background in financial, strategic and operational leadership, Matthew Cova, a native of Santa Maria, Calif., landed his first CFO position nine years ago at a hospital in Sparks.

“I always knew I wanted to work in health care, but I knew I didn’t want to do it clinically, so I chose the business path,” said Cova, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business management with minors in accounting and political science from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s degree in health care administration from UNLV.

Having previously worked in leadership capacities at University Medical Center and Valley Health System, Cova joined MountainView Hospital as CFO in April 2017. Cova oversees all financial aspects of the hospital along with case management, pharmacy and respiratory therapy services, and also assists the CEO in the development of long- and short-range hospital operations plans.

During Cova’s tenure, MountainView has experienced double-digit growth in admissions and surgical cases, while at the same time operational costs have decreased. Cova also assisted and supported in the opening of a hospital-based ER, ER at Aliante, and worked on the expansion of the Las Vegas Institute of Robotic Surgery with the addition of robotic systems. He also works outside the financial arena, working directly with physician offices and case managers to develop and implement a direct-admission improvement plan, and helps to manage the Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium. Additionally, he helped launch the MountainView Pharmacy Residency Program.

Outside of the hospital, Cova coaches youth baseball and basketball.

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