CEO CFO speaker series – Q&A

Amanda Loughman. CFO of Heart of America Medical Center (Rugby, N.D.). Ms. Loughman, a North Dakota native, began working at HAMC in 2006 as an accounting clerk. Through the years, she assumed various roles, including accounting assistant, accountant and comptroller.…

Michael Loftus, MD. Associate Chief Quality Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell (New York City). Dr. Loftus currently serves in two capacities: as associate chief quality officer and as an assistant professor of radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. Through his professorship,…

Angela Lalas. Senior Vice President of Finance at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health. A little over a decade ago, Ms. Lalas began her tenure at Loma Linda University Health as director of internal audit. Since then, she has moved up…

John Kueven. COO of Memorial Hermann Katy (Texas) Hospital. Mr. Kueven has accomplished numerous tasks during his relatively short time as COO of Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. After taking the position in 2014, he led a $120 million expansion project,…

Yair Katz. CFO of Long Beach (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach and Community Hospital Long Beach. A Los Angeles native, Mr. Katz, 32, started his career in his hometown working for PwC. During his…

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…