NASHVILLE – Leadership Health Care (LHC) has announced its 2009-2010 board leadership and has appointed 14 new board members. All terms took effect on July 1.
An initiative of the Nashville Health Care Council, LHC fosters the talents of Nashville’s next generation of health care industry leaders by creating educational, networking and mentoring opportunities for LHC’s more than 500 individual members.
Nashville is recognized as a health care industry capital and is well-known for nurturing dynamic, innovative health care companies. Decisions made by Nashville’s health care executives are impacting the delivery of care nationwide and their expertise is being tapped during the nation’s current health care policy discussions.
Bo Bartholomew, president & CEO of PharmMD, serves as chairman for 2009-2010, and Melissa Waddey, COO, Summit Medical Center, HCA/TriStar Health System, is vice chair.
“LHC members have a common passion for the continued growth of Nashville’s health care industry,” Bartholomew said. “I look forward to working with our new LHC Board members and the Health Care Council to further Nashville’s reputation as the nation’s health care industry capital.”
The following new members joined the LHC Board: Clint Adams, chief accounting officer, Ardent Health Services; Kelvin Ault, vice president, Tax, Vanguard Health Systems; Chris Bangerter, corporate compliance officer, LifePoint Hospitals; Laura Beth Brown, president, Vanderbilt Home Care Services; Molly Cate, partner, Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock; Sarah Cook, director, Account Management, Healthways; Leon Dowling, founder & CEO, IMI Health; Ryan Doyle, manager, business development, Health Care REIT; Jim Kinser, regional director, provider networks, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; James Lakes, senior industry solutions strategist, Healthcare Providers, Microsoft Corporation; Ken Marlow, partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis; Kearstin Patterson, director, Corporate Communications, BioMimetic Therapeutics; and Steve Verner, associate, Gresham, Smith & Partners.
Paul Asper, a student in the Healthcare MBA Program at the Vanderbilt Owen School of Management also joins the group in a one-year student board seat.
“The Leadership Health Care Board truly reflects the diverse nature of Nashville’s health care industry and the wealth of industry talent found here. We are excited to be working with such an active and dedicated group of rising leaders,” said Nashville Health Care Council President Caroline Young.
For more information about Leadership Health Care, please visit www.leadershiphealthcare.org.
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Leadership Health Care Board of Directors (2009 – 2010)
Bo Bartholomew (Chair)
PharmMD
Melissa Waddey (Vice Chair)
Summit Medical Center, HCA/TriStar Health System
Directors
Clint Adams
Ardent Health Services
Paul Asper
Owen Graduate School of Management,
Vanderbilt University
Kelvin Ault
Vanguard Health Systems
Chris Bangerter
LifePoint Hospitals
Laura Beth Brown
Vanderbilt Home Care Services
Molly Cate
Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock
Will Clark
Sarah Cook
Healthways
Leon Dowling
IMI Health
Ryan Doyle
Health Care REIT
Jimmy Evans
Marsh
Neil Heatherly
Community Health Systems
Angela Humphreys
Bass, Berry & Sims
Jim Kinser
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
James Lakes
Microsoft Corporation
Burk Lindsey
Raymond James & Associates
Ken Marlow
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
Lisa Nix
Deloitte
Kearstin Patterson
BioMimetic Therapeutics
Kim Ramsey
Dialysis Corporation of America
Carrie Teaford
Baptist Hospital
Sunny Turner
Psychiatric Solutions
Steve Verner
Gresham Smith & Partners
Mark Wainner
AmSurg
Dana Zukierski
Ernst & Young
Ex Officio
Jim Lackey
Passport Health Communications
Caroline Young
Nashville Health Care Council
Past Chairs
Hal Andrews
Data Advantage
Michael Drescher
State of Tennessee
Neil Heatherly
Community Health Systems
Chris Howard
Psychiatric Solutions
Teresa Sparks
Symbion
Paul Wallace
Step Function Partners