Dr. Goodman supports and implements plans for continued quality and clinical excellence, overseeing effectiveness of clinical management, patient safety and performance improvement. He helps develop and strengthen clinical and physician collaboration across the health system to ensure effective clinical integration. A highly accomplished physician executive, he brings to his role a significant background in process improvement and clinical care design. Dr. Goodman plays a vital role in ensuring clinical excellence across the six-hospital health system, promoting healthcare equity through quality and safety standards. He continues to build the structure and infrastructure necessary to transition quality programs to advanced operations via both staff and organizational redesign. His leadership has helped Baptist Health achieve an “A” safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, as well as accolades in safety for its Wolfson Children’s Hospital and other honors. A Life Quest Organ Recovery Service advisory board member, he has previously served as CMO at Pheonix-based Banner University Medical Center and Banner Estrella Medical Center, fellowship director and associate professor of surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and more.
