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HEALTHCARE Margaret Rush, MD Chief of Staff Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 2200 Children’s Way Nashville 37232 615.936.1000 childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org
Rush, a neonatologist and professor of clinical pediatrics, has served in the senior administrative role of chief of staff for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt since 2007. She assists in the development and implementation of clinical operations and practice standards, as well as providing oversight of medical staff governance together with the pediatrician-in-chief and surgeon-in chief. She joined the faculty at Vanderbilt in 1990. Rush is a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree. William Rutherford Executive VP & CFO HCA Inc. One Park Plaza Nashville 37203 615.344.9551 hcahealthcare.com Rutherford stepped into the role of CFO for healthcare services giant HCA on Jan. 1, 2014 as part of the executive transition that saw his predecessor, Milton Johnson, move from president and CFO to president and CEO. Rutherford has management responsibility for the company’s Treasury Department, Office of the Controller, Information Technology, Government Programs, and Strategic Resource Group. A 24-year HCA veteran, Rutherford served as COO of HCA’s Physician Services Group immediately prior to his new role. He joined the company in 1986 as a staff auditor. Rutherford briefly left HCA in 2005 to launch his own training and education company, returning in late 2008.
S Mike Schatzlein, MD President & CEO Saint Thomas Health 102 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 800 Nashville 37205 615.284.7847 saintthomashealth.com Schatzlein, a cardiac surgeon, was tapped in 2010 by Ascension Health to lead Saint Thomas Health. He also serves as Ascension’s Ministry Market Leader for Nashville and Birmingham. Previously, he was president and CEO for the eight-facility Lutheran Health Network based in Indiana. He also served as CEO of Lutheran’s St. Joseph and Dupont hospitals. Before moving into administration, Schatzlein was chief of transplantation at Lutheran Hospital and was a founder of the Northern Indiana Heart Institute. In July 2011, he began a three-year term on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.
Rachel Seifert Executive VP, Secretary & General Counsel Community Health Systems 400 Meridian Blvd. Franklin 37067 615.465.7000 chs.net Seifert is responsible for the legal aspects of a variety of areas within the company, including acquisitions/development, SEC and corporate governance, and litigation and management of the legal department. Prior to joining CHS in 1998, she was with Columbia/HCA, where she served as VP and associate general counsel. Before that, she was in private law practice in Dallas. Jeff Seraphine President, Eastern Group LifePoint Hospitals 103 Powell Court, Suite 200 Brentwood 37027 615.327.8500 lifepointhospitals.com As head of the Eastern Group for LifePoint, Seraphine oversees 17 hospitals in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and Michigan, including those that are part of the Duke LifePoint collaborative. Seraphine joined LifePoint’s corporate team in 2009 as COO of the Delta Division. Previous experience includes serving as CEO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, a LifePoint facility in Kentucky. He is a graduate of the inaugural class of the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows Initiative. Bernie Sherry President & CEO Nashville Inpatient Operations Saint Thomas Health 2000 Church St. Nashville 37236 615.284.5555 saintthomashealth.com Sherry began his new role overseeing operations at both Saint Thomas Midtown and Saint Thomas West in July 2013. He originally joined Saint Thomas Health in 2000 as vice president of managed care. Since 2003, he had served as president and CEO of Saint Thomas Midtown (formerly Baptist Hospital) where he was responsible for leading the largest not-for-profit community hospital in Middle Tennessee with 683 licensed beds and nearly 2,000 associates. Prior to joining Saint Thomas Health, Sherry worked at the Greenville University Hospital System, a 1,100-bed multi-hospital system located in Greenville, S.C. His is a diplomat of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Divya Shroff, MD CMO TriStar Centennial Medical Center 2300 Patterson St. Nashville 37203 615.342.1000 tristarcentennial.com Shroff joined TriStar Centennial Medical Center as chief medical officer in December 2013. In this new role, Shroff is responsible for overseeing medical affairs and providing strategic leadership to TriStar Centennial’s more than 1,000 physicians. She will play a
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significant role in improving quality and patient outcomes in partnership with the physicians, as well as be instrumental in policy development, support and implementation of national and facility-specific quality initiatives. Shroff is board certified in internal medicine. Prior to joining TriStar Centennial, she served as the chief clinical transformation officer and vice president in the clinical services group for HCA. Rhonda Sides Principal – Healthcare Services Crosslin & Associates, P.C. The Astoria 3803 Bedford Ave., Suite 103 Nashville 37215 615.320.5500 crosslinpc.com Sides is principal for healthcare services, forensic/valuation and litigation support services for Crosslin & Associates and for subsidiary company STAT Solutions. For two decades, she has specialized in business valuation, financial fraud, and physician practice management issues including compliance, compensation, practice valuations, and financial feasibility issues. A CPA, Sides has co-authored two books, contributed articles to a number of publications, and is often called upon to lecture nationally in her areas of expertise. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and a past president of the Tennessee Healthcare Executives Association. Sides is also a past Nashville Medical News “Women to Watch” honoree. Saurabh Sinha Co-founder, President & CEO emids Technologies 520 Royal Parkway Nashville 37214 615.332.7701 emids.com As co-founder and CEO of the healthcare IT company, Sinha has led emids to several awards including recognition in BusinessTN’s “Hot 100” and the Nashville Chamber’s “Future 50.” He focuses on the company’s global delivery capabilities with an emphasis on service. His previous experiences include successful years at Wipro, Nokia and Northern Telecom. He is a board member of the Nashville Technology Council and is actively involved in a number of community and professional organizations. Chapman Sledge, MD CMO Cumberland Heights P.O. Box 90727 Nashville 37209 615.352.1757 cumberlandheights.org Sledge was named chief medical officer for Cumberland Heights in 2009. Previously, he was medical director of addiction treatment at Pine Grove Behavioral Health in Hattiesburg, Miss. Sledge is an active member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and has served in various leadership capacities from council chair to board of directors. In 2009, he was among the first class of physicians to receive certification by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Sledge is a regular speaker at conferences around the nation.