Mr. Hesketh serves as president of Boston Medical Center–South, where he leads the hospital’s strategic direction and operational performance while overseeing clinical operations, financial management, patient safety and regulatory readiness. His most significant accomplishment in the role has been guiding the hospital through complex system integration following its transition from Steward Health Care to Boston Medical Center Health System, stabilizing operations and preserving access to care for the Brockton community. Mr. Hesketh is known for his ability to keep teams focused during periods of operational pressure while advocating for the resources staff need to deliver safe care. Under his leadership, Boston Medical Center–South earned multiple “high performing” designations from U.S. News & World Report in 2025 for diabetes and heart attack care, along with the Healthgrades “Coronary Intervention Excellence Award,” and the hospital is one of only two in southeastern Massachusetts approved by CMS to perform carotid artery angioplasty and stenting. Earlier in his career, he advanced through multiple leadership roles at Steward Health Care to become COO, overseeing hospital operations and leading initiatives to improve patient flow, emergency department performance and service line development. In that role, he also directed systemwide quality and safety initiatives addressing inpatient core measures, regulatory readiness and clinical alarm fatigue.
