Health Department

Financial Management

Financial Management: Provides financial planning throughout the Metro Public Health Department by delivering management information, consulting and implementation services.

  • Budget preparation and monitoring
  • Coordination of approximately 40 state, federal, foundation grants and contracts for the department. Providing monthly expenditure reports and invoices.
  • Accepts revenue from grants, fees, fines, and patient services
  • Preparation of payroll and distribution of checks
  • Prepares requisitions for purchase, departmental vouchers; processes purchase orders, and maintains records on expenditures for all divisions in the Health Department.
  • Vendor Registration and payment of invoices
  • Patient and insurance company billing for services rendered for patients
  • Fixed asset inventory, employee assigned equipment and operational forms
  • Central Shipping, Receiving and Mail distribution

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Metro Nashville DUNS Number: 078217668

Federal Tax Identification Number: 62-0694743

 

Contact Us:

Lentz Public Health Department
Suite 223
311 23rd Avenue, North
Nashville, Tennessee 37203

FAX (615) 340-2102

Dianne Harden, Financial Management Director (615) 340-5635
dianne.harden@nashville.gov

Martha Bickley - Accounts Receivable (615) 340-5637
martha.bickley@nashville.gov

Vada Brown - Payroll and Purchasing (615) 340-5627
vada.brown@nashville.gov

Kay Gerdi - Accounts Payable (615) 340-5634
kay.gerdi@nashville.gov

Laurie Lyons - Patient Billing (615) 340-5606
laurie.lyons@nashville.gov

Sandra Everhart, Inventory Control Supervisor (615) 340-5661
sandra.everhart@nashville.gov

Nick Compton - Receiving and Shipping (615) 340-5333
nick.compton@nashville.gov

 

FY2008 Metro Public Health Department Funding Structure

Funding for the Department’s activities come from a variety of sources. For the FY2008 budget approximately 32% is received from Federal, State and Foundation Grants, 10% from fees for services and the remaining 58% is supported by an appropriation of funds from the General Fund which is mostly funded by property taxes and the various other Metro Government taxes and fees.