Mr. Jay serves as CEO of ScionHealth, a multibillion-dollar health system comprising 77 community and specialty hospitals, which he has led to its strongest year yet in quality accolades and business performance in 2025. Under his guidance, ScionHealth implemented a companywide national quality strategy that has driven measurable improvements across the enterprise, with the number of hospitals earning top internal quality ratings growing significantly from year one to year two of the program. His leadership yielded a company-record five community hospitals earning an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group in spring 2025. Mr. Jay also oversaw Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center’s acquisition of Catalyst Medical Group, expanding services while implementing a comprehensive human resources, recruitment and retention strategy across the enterprise. Beyond ScionHealth, he serves on the nine-person board of directors of the Federation of American Hospitals, helping shape policy for more than 1,000 tax-paying community hospitals and health systems nationwide. He also serves as executive sponsor of ScionHealth’s “HONOR” employee resource group, which supports military veterans.
