CEO to know: Cathryn Hibbs of Carlsbad Medical Center

Cathryn Hibbs is CEO of Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center, a role she began Feb. 9.

Advertisement

Ms. Hibbs comes to Carlsbad Medical Center after serving for seven years as CEO of Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. In this role, she launched a collaborative with the local Veterans Affairs hospital and established a transfer center in Oklahoma, according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus.

Prior to her term with Deaconess Hospital, Ms. Hibbs worked with Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. In her last position with CHS, she served as division vice president and oversaw 11 hospitals in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Ms. Hibbs also served as CEO of several CHS and Hospital Corporation of America facilities.

She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration.

 

More CEO profiles:

CEO to know: Ruth Brinkley of KentuckyOne Health
CEO to know: Dr. Charles Peck of Athens Regional Health System
CEO to know: Dr. Reginald Eadie of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital

At Becker's 4th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, taking place November 2–5 in Chicago, more than 1,500 hospital and health system executives tackle decisions that determine whether organizations thrive or merely survive: protecting margins under cost pressure, choosing where to grow, renegotiating payer relationships, stabilizing the workforce and proving real ROI on technology. This is where leaders work through them together, face-to-face. Apply for complimentary registration now.

Advertisement

Next Up in Leadership & Management

  • Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital established an affiliation more than 70 years ago in the Texas Medical…

  • Fitch revised Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services’ outlook to positive and affirms its “B” rating.  The revised outlook reflects Fitch’s…

  • Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, a health system owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, has largely grown over the…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.