Mr. Stock has served as CEO of Thibodaux Regional Health System since 1990, leading the independent, 210-bed hospital in a rural market surrounded by five competing facilities within a 15-mile radius. He has kept the organization debt-free while increasing market share, controlling costs and driving clinical quality amid unpredictable reimbursement models. Under his leadership, Thibodaux Regional built an 80,000-square-foot cancer institute on schedule and within budget despite a global pandemic and a major hurricane, and later opened a $73 million, 242,000-square-foot wellness center that now sees more than 350,000 annual visits. Mr. Stock guided the hospital to remain the only fully operational facility in the region during Hurricane Ida, and during the Covid-19 pandemic led it to become the first in the region to launch a drive-thru testing site and acquire rapid testing capabilities. He has recruited more than 100 physicians to the health system, including more than 40 new physicians in a recent three-year period. Thibodaux Regional has achieved a 5-star rating from CMS, recognition from IBM Watson as a “Top 50” hospital nationally for cardiovascular care, the Press Ganey “Beacon of Excellence Award,” and the Healthgrades “Outstanding Patient Experience Award” for 10 consecutive years. Before joining Thibodaux Regional, Mr. Stock spent nine years at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, serving as CEO of three different system hospitals in South Dakota, Missouri and Oregon.
