Bob Simpson has been the president and CEO of LeeSar and the Cooperative Services of Florida since 2002, and he loves what he does. Simpson’s long and diverse background in the healthcare industry started back in 1965 when he joined the United States Army. Serving two tours in Vietnam and one tour in Korea, Simpson …
Geoff Brenner, president and CEO of TPC, has held leadership roles throughout his career. Looking back on his life and career thus far, he can easily identify key role models who have significantly impacted his life and leadership. “I’ve been incredibly blessed. Throughout my entire career, I’ve had really great leaders make really big investments …
At the time of this writing, Geoff Brenner is currently the president and CEO of TPC, a spin-off organization of Healthcare Coalition of Texas—the parent company that Geoff led as president & CEO from 2008 until its merger with TPC in 2014. Prior to becoming president and CEO, Brenner served as senior vice president and …
Michael Dowling has been a part of the Northwell Health system (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System) for the past two decades, serving as president and CEO since 2002. He cites his proudest element of the organization as being its very strong emphasis and focus on people. With over 50,000 employees serving an area of approximately …
This article serves as an introduction to Michael Dowling, president & CEO of New York’s North Shore-LIJ Health System, based on an in-depth, one-on-one interview conducted in 2013. Dowling has been with North Shore since 1985, and has served in his current role at its helm since 2002. Click to read more.
...Joel Allison, who has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” eleven times (as of 2015), has been CEO of the Baylor Health Care System (now Baylor Scott and White Health) based in Dallas, Texas, since 2000. Prior to being promoted to CEO, Allison served for seven years as Baylor’s senior …
Mike Williams has served as the president and CEO of Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) since its inception in 1996. Based in Plano, Texas, CHC offers practical solutions for community hospitals to help improve effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and financial stability, while preserving and protecting community control of the hospital. During an in-depth interview, Williams’ commitment and …
Back in the year 2000 Banner’s new leader laid out his plan for the organization’s future, with no attempts to sugarcoat it. “Some people didn’t like it, and some people thought it was like, ‘wow—leadership!’” Fine admits that his strategy was risky, “I took my shots, and I took some risks of whether I was going to get …
Banner Health was in need of a strong, energetic, visionary leader when Peter Fine arrived on scene in November 2000 as the new president and CEO. In the years since, Fine has very effectively led Banner Health’s transformation into a nationally recognized clinical-quality powerhouse. This Phoenix-based health system is now one of the largest nonprofit, …
When asked what values and strategies he considered most essential to healthcare organizations and healthcare leadership, Ben McKibbens, who served as the president and CEO of the Valley Baptist Health System for 25 years, offered some great perspectives: “The first thing that came to my mind was to make sure the mission statement of the organization …
During Ben McKibbens’ 25-year tenure at Valley Baptist Health System, the organization experienced unprecedented growth. Though McKibbens is now retired, timeless insights and wisdom for current and future healthcare leaders can still be learned from this highly successful senior healthcare leader. When asked what insights and suggestions he would offer to current and future healthcare …
Ben McKibbens served as the president and CEO of the Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen, Texas for 25 years! The average tenure of hospital CEOs is less than 5 years. After 25 remarkable years at the helm of this South Texas health system, McKibbens has learned a thing or two about healthcare leadership. An alumnus …