Since 2020, Mr. Gill has served as president and CEO of Southern Ohio Medical Center, a 211-bed independent nonprofit hospital serving a rural region of approximately 275,000 people near the Kentucky border. Under his leadership, the medical center has maintained a positive operating margin for nearly 30 consecutive years. The medical center also received consecutive “A” hospital safety grades from The Leapfrog Group, most recently in November 2025, along with the Healthgrades “Outstanding Patient Experience Award” in 2025. Mr. Gill has driven notable operational and technological advancements, including implementing robotic surgery, introducing an automated pharmacy checking system that made it the first hospital in Ohio to use the technology, and constructing a new multispecialty facility in Raceland, Ky. that’s scheduled to open in 2026. He serves as chair-elect of the Ohio Hospital Association board of directors and as a board member of the Ohio High Value Network, advocating for the coexistence of competition and collaboration among rural providers. Mr. Gill began his career at the medical center in 2001 as a physician office manager and rose through successive leadership roles before assuming the president and CEO position.
