Board of Directors
Michael Ugwueke
Chair
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis
President and Chief Executive Officer
James VanderSteeg
Chair-Elect
Covenant Health
Knoxville
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tim Adams
Immediate Past Chair
Ascension
Nashville
Senior Vice President and Regional Operating Officer
Mike Belbeck
Executive Vice President, Operations
Covenant Health
Knoxville
Chad Campbell
President of Region 4 Operations
Community Health Systems
Franklin
Martin Chaney, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Maury Regional Healthcare System
Columbia
Jim Coleman
President & Chief Executive Officer
Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga
Reginald Coopwood, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Regional One Health
Memphis
Mitch Edgeworth
Division President
HCA/TriStar Health
Brentwood
Jim Edmondson
Chief Executive Officer
Hardin Medical Center
Savannah
Marvin Eichorn, MBA, CPA, FHFMA
Chief Administrative Officer
Ballad Health
Johnson City
Matt Gibson
Chief Executive Officer
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation
Chattanooga
Keith Gray, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville
William Haugh
President, Central Division
Lifepoint Health
Brentwood
Buffy Key
Chief Executive Officer
Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Cookeville
Jason Little
President and Chief Executive Officer
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Memphis
Wendy Long, M.D., MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tennessee Hospital Association
Brentwood
Phil Mazzuca
Chief Executive Officer
Williamson Medical Center
Franklin
Wright Pinson, M.D.
Deputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer
Vanderbilt Health System
Nashville
Tina Prescott
President & Chief Executive Officer
West Tennessee Healthcare
Jackson
Janelle Reilly
Market Chief Executive Officer
CHI Memorial
Chattanooga
Andy Russell, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Williamson Medical Center
Franklin
Freda Russell
Chief Administrative Officer
Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers Hospital
Waverly
Matt Schaefer
Chief Executive Officer
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
Knoxville
Scott Smith
Market CEO of Saint Francis Healthcare
Saint Francis Hospital
Memphis
Scott Tongate
Chief Executive Officer
Macon Community Hospital
Lafayette
Tish Towns, FACHE
Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Regional One Health
Memphis
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