Mr. Hiltz is an accomplished, forward-thinking healthcare leader with more than three decades of experience transforming organizations, driving clinical excellence and strengthening community partnerships. As president and CEO of Naples Comprehensive Health, a 713-bed, three-hospital nonprofit network with more than 1,100 affiliated physicians, he leads a clinically integrated system serving Southwest Florida with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Known for his transparent communication style and ability to build high-performing executive and medical teams, Mr. Hiltz cultivates strong physician engagement, high patient satisfaction, and a culture rooted in quality and safety. Prior to joining the system, he delivered major operational turnarounds, including improving earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by $5.5 million at former hospital Cincinnati-based Mercy Hospital–Mt. Airy, and served as founding president of Mercy Health Select, one of the nation’s first ACOs, covering 23,000 lives in its inaugural year. He has consistently launched revenue-producing programs, advanced population health initiatives, and fostered innovative community and governmental partnerships that expand access to high-value care. Under his leadership, NCH has strengthened its national standing and is recognized as one of “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” by Healthgrades. Mr. Hiltz was honored with the Xavier University “Distinguished Alumni Service Award” and also holds the Diana & Donald Wingard Chair in Executive Leadership.
