CEO CFO speaker series – Q&A

Todd Karpinski, PharmD. Chief Pharmacy Officer and Executive Director of Pharmacy at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee). Mr. Karpinski, who was recently elected to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists board of directors, oversees 320 pharmacy…

Christy Jordan, BSN, RN, JD. Vice President and General Counsel/Government Relations of Southeast Georgia Health System (Brunswick). Ms. Jordan possesses an ideal educational background for her position at Southeast Georgia Health System — not only is she a registered nurse,…

Neerav Jadeja. Administrator of Paradise Valley Hospital (National City, Calif.). When Mr. Jadeja was a child, he and his mother survived a car accident. Following the accident, his mother received low-quality healthcare and had to suffer through pain for years.…

Trampas Hutches. CEO of Melissa Memorial Hospital (Holyoke, Colo.). At age 16, Mr. Hutches began his career in healthcare as a certified nursing assistant. Since then, he has risen through the ranks and now serves as CEO of Melissa Memorial…

William Haugh. CEO of Georgetown (Ky.) Community Hospital. In 2012, Mr. Haugh, 33, was named CEO of Georgetown Community Hospital, a 75-bed acute care facility that is part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health. Prior to his appointment, he served as…

David Chou. Vice President and CIO of Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City (Mo.). Mr. Chou has held various health IT executive positions over the years. Most recently, he was a healthcare IT advisor for East Lansing-based Michigan State University, where…

Peter Chang, MD. Chief Medical Informatics Officer of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital. Dr. Chang received his medical degree from Tampa-based University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He now serves as both a hospitalist and CMIO of Tampa General…

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