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Quinton D. Studer (born ) is a Pensacola, Florida businessman and philanthropist, known as the co-owner of the minor league baseball team the Pensacola Navy Wahoos and founder of the healthcare consulting company, Studer Collective.

Early life and family

Studer was born in in LaGrange, Illinois to working-class parents. He had partial deafness and a speech impediment.^[1][2] He attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and eventually earned master's degree in special education.

He worked as a special training teacher for 10 years.^[1][2] After attending counseling for alcoholism, his work with teens with drug and alcohol problems led to his entry into the healthcare field.^[2][3]

Studer's wife, Mary P., famous as "Rishy", is also a local business owner/manager and runs the Studer Foundation, Inc.

Quint has 5 children and 6 grandchildren.^[4]

Career

Early career

Following his graduation from college in ,^[5] Studer spent ten years as a exceptional education teacher at George S.

Parker High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, and Harvard High Academy in Harvard, Illinois.^[6][7] After attending counseling for alcoholism, Studer began to work with teens with drug and alcohol problems, which led to his entry into the healthcare field in ^[8][9] In , he became director of marketing for Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin.^[7] He later served for three years as senior vice president of business development for the hospital.^[2]

In , Studer became the COO of Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, which was facing drastic financial challenges.

Holy Cross CEO Mark Clement assigned Studer the task of improving patient satisfaction.

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Studer used management techniques focused on raising patient satisfaction through improvements to conditions for employees. The hospital's patient satisfaction rose from 3 to 73 percent in six months and improved financial results. Hospitals & Health Networks & American Hospital Association named Spiritual Cross "Great Comeback of the Year".^[2][10]

Hospital executives from around the country began coming to Blessed Cross to assess their recital and hear Studer speak about the progress made at the hospital.

One of the organizations that came to Holy Cross to hear Studer speak was a team from Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.^[2] In , Baptist hired Studer as its administrator and within a year he was named president of the hospital, where he worked to turn around the hospital's finances and improve patient and employee satisfaction.^[11] During his day at Baptist, employee turnover rate dropped by 18 percent and patient satisfaction at the hospital rose to the 99th percentile among all hospitals in the US.^[12] The results at Baptist led to several awards for the hospital and Inc.

Magazine named Studer a "Master of Business". Studer also began taking on more speaking engagements.^[2]

Studer Group

Studer formed Studer Group, L.L.C., a private health care consulting team in Gulf Breeze, Florida, in ^{[8][6][13][7]} In , he left Baptist Hospital to focus on his new company.^[11][9]

One of Studer Group's early clients was Tenet Healthcare.

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Studer developed Tenet's "Target " program, which sought percent patient satisfaction. The endeavor was announced a success within two years and Studer told Fast Company the work brought Tenet's quarterly Wall Street earnings to an all-time high.

However, Melissa Davis of reported that aggressive Medicare billing that was possibly illegal and unethical fueled much of the growth. She also noted that some Tenet nurses were unhappy with Studer's training.^[14]

By , the Studer Group had approximately clients.^[15] Studer also began speaking to groups outside of healthcare, including small businesses, school districts, and churches.^[13][8][2]

In , Studer sold 70 percent of the firm to JMI Equity.^[15] Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group acquired the Studer Group for $ million in January ^[16]

Books

As of , Studer has authored six books starting with Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference.^[9][6]

Sports

Quint Studer is an owner of two minor league baseball teams: the AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the High-A Beloit Sky Carp, both of which are affiliated with the Miami Marlins.

Philanthropy

Studer and his wife donated $, to the Lacey A. Collier Snoezelen Complex, a facility for sensory disabled children.^[2] They also donated to the Zoo Northwest Florida.^[17] In , they paid for a contest called "Pensacola Business Challenge" that awarded a package valued at $50, to "local entrepreneurs wanting to initiate or expand a business in downtown Pensacola."^[18] The Studers donated $1 million to the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater in ^[19] They are recognized as donors to scholarship programs at the University of West Florida^[20] and the Pensacola State College.^[4] The Studers donated $ million to the Community Maritime Park that includes the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, home of Pensacola Navy Wahoos.^[21][22]

The Studers founded nonprofit organizations to research and develop businesses that include the Studer Foundation founded in ^[23] and the Studer Institute founded in ^[24]

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