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Joe Dolan

Executive Vice President and CFO

Covenant Health

Knoxville, TN

Mr. Dolan oversees the full financial operations and strategic financial planning of Covenant Health, a nonprofit system with more than $2 billion in revenue serving 25 counties across Tennessee, including 10 hospitals and more than 14,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers. He leads all areas of corporate finance, including accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, treasury, revenue cycle, reimbursement, supply chain and financial compliance, and provides executive oversight for capital planning and investment strategy. With more than 17 years of experience in healthcare finance, Mr. Dolan drives systemwide financial strategy and transformation, strengthening shared services and optimizing financial systems across the system’s hospitals and service lines. He joined Covenant Health in 2023 from Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, formerly Atrium Health, where as senior vice president and enterprise controller he led enterprise integration following major mergers and guided shared services, finance and technology transformations. Earlier, Mr. Dolan held finance leadership roles at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health and Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, and he began his career in public accounting with Grant Thornton. He is a certified public accountant and certified healthcare financial professional.

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