Thomas B. Flynn, MD (The NeuroMedical Center Clinic, Baton Rouge, La.). Dr. Flynn is the president and founder of the NeuroMedical Center Clinic and has served the Baton Rouge community for more than 40 years. Dr. Flynn received his medical degree from Tulane University and completed a surgical internship and residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, followed by a fellowship in neurological surgery with the Ochsner Foundation in New Orleans. Dr. Flynn retired from medical practice in 2008 continues to serve the NeuroMedical Center as its current president.
Brett Gosney (Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango, Colo.). Mr. Gosney is a founder, partner and the CEO of Animas Surgical Hospital. He currently serves as president of Physician Hospitals of America, a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based trade group that represents physician-owned hospitals, and is the director of development for Symbion. Mr. Gosney has a diverse background in healthcare spanning more than 25 years. He has been a paramedic, ICU and surgical nurse, surgical services manager and an ASC and hospital administrator.
John Harvey, MD (Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla.). Dr. Harvey serves as medical director and CEO at Oklahoma Heart Hospital and Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates. He is a board-certified physician specializing in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing and has been with Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates since 1998. Dr. Harvey attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City and completed post-graduate training in general surgery, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and in cardiovascular disease at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Debbie Hay (Texas Institute for Surgery, Dallas). Ms. Hay serves as president of the Texas Institute for Surgery and previously served as the administrator for a surgery center and as an emergency room nurse and manager. Recently, she was named as one of the runners-up for The Hospital Review’s CEO of the Year. Ms. Hay has a psychology degree from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., and a nursing degree from Baylor University in Dallas.
Jack Lahidjani (Miracle Mile Medical Center, Los Angeles). Mr. Lahidjani has been the CEO of Miracle Mile Medical Center since 2007. Prior to joining Miracle Mile, Mr. Lahidjani was the senior vice president and system CFO for a chain of for-profit community hospitals in the urban areas of Los Angeles. Mr. Lahidjani also served as the managing director of Hospital Reimbursement Associates, Government Program Specialists and held directorship positions at Jacobson & Associates and Certus Corporation, all healthcare financial consulting firms.
Pamala Maher (Arizona Regional Medical Center, Mesa, Ariz.). Ms. Maher is CEO of Arizona Regional Medical Center, which opened in Oct. 2008. Prior to serving as CEO at ARMC, Ms. Maher served as CEO for a number of hospitals in Wyoming, Texas and Arizona, and as a senior administrator at Advanced Cardiac Specialists, an internal medicine and cardiology practice in Arizona. Ms. Maher served as regional executive for the American Hospital Association from 1995-1999 and has served on the Governing Council for Aging and Long-Term Care of the American Hospital Association. Ms. Maher holds an MBA from the University of Idaho.
Mark McDonald, MD (Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery, Lima, Ohio). Dr. McDonald is president and CEO of the Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery and is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopy and total joint replacement. He completed medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Kentucky.
Dr. McDonald also serves as the Team Physician for Bluffton (Ohio) University.
Alex Rintoul (Medical Center of Elizabeth Place, Dayton, Ohio). Alexander Rintoul joined the Medical Center of Elizabeth Place as CEO in March 2007. Previously, Mr. Rintoul served as vice president of the ambulatory services division and a director of operations for ambulatory centers for University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland. Mr. Rintoul also worked as a director of operations for HealthSouth’s Ohio surgery centers and served as an administrator for several medical facilities in Ohio, including Western Reserve Medical Center in Kent. Mr. Rintoul served as chairman of the Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers from 2004-2006 and holds an MBA from Kent State University.
