Mr. Hammond is Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s senior vice president and CHRO. He has been with the system for over a decade and was promoted from system director to senior vice president and CHRO in January 2023. His main priorities in this role are employee retention, talent acquisition, employee engagement, workforce development and core human resources services. He is adamant about the system’s commitment to a “grow your own” workforce, in which the system partners with middle schools, high schools and colleges to build a sustainable pipeline into the healthcare system.


