About Us | Perioperative Consulting

Alpha Consulting Group, Inc. was established to help hospitals and surgery centers make the Perioperative environment more efficient and effective, the best it can be from both a clinical excellence and financial profitability perspective. Recognition of the need for this type of service came from experience, from an operating room leader who had been in the trenches and recognized the challenges hospitals face in bringing their operating room services to full potential.

Identifying the Problem

Perioperative services can be one of the most profitable departments in a hospital and can account for a significant portion of the facility’s revenue when managed efficiently. The key to achieving effective operations begins with finding the right leadership, and that is a challenging goal given:

• A high vacancy rate for surgery services directors and managers
• Lack of succession planning for future operating room leadership
• A limited pool of perioperative leaders with well-developed abilities to manage all aspects of surgical service operations effectively because of:
  • Limitations of prepared education in nursing school
  • Imbalance of clinical and business management skills
  • Lack of leadership mentoring in hospitals

Doing Something About It

Knowing the need exists for a solid organization that can support hospitals in refining and improving their surgical services operations management, Paul Wafer, RN, MBA, put his 25 years of operating room experience on the line. Along with business-savvy Michelle Landa, BS, the two combined their healthcare expertise to co-found Alpha Consulting Group, Inc.

The organization began by providing perioperative consulting services, but it quickly became apparent that there was a great need for interim leaders. Expansion came quickly by adding interim leadership to our services.

Today, Alpha Consulting Group, Inc. is a full-service organization that goes beyond the operating room to help in many areas of hospital operations.

Our Mission

Alpha Consulting Group, Inc., seeks to provide practical, operational strategies to healthcare organizations through solid evaluation and research.  We will devote our resources to improving the quality, efficiency and profitability to those we serve.

The Alpha Consulting Group, Inc. Principals bring over 50 years of experience in healthcare operations leadership and strategic planning to provide a balanced equation of clinical and business excellence that help our clients achieve an efficient and effective OR. They have used their years of experience to build a team of top-notch consultants, capable of providing your organization with outstanding results.

Alpha Consulting Group, Inc. has the expertise to support your efforts in every aspect of Perioperative Services operations. From surgery department clinicians with years of leadership experience to educators, and sterile processing professionals, this team of seasoned professionals has what you need to succeed.

The Alpha team recognizes the challenges hospitals face in bringing their surgical and invasive procedure services to full potential, and they offer clients practical approaches with simple, efficient, reproducible solutions.