Mr. Snow leads Newberry Health, a comprehensive independent health system anchored by a 90-bed hospital in rural South Carolina, where he has overseen a strategic transformation that includes a new organizational identity, expanded outpatient services and national recognition as the No. 1 rural hospital in the state by the Chartis Center for Rural Health in 2025. Under his leadership, Newberry Health was named a 4-star hospital on the inaugural Forbes “Top Hospitals” 2026 list, earning a 5-star ranking specifically for patient experience and placing it in the nation’s top 15% and among only 12 hospitals recognized statewide. Mr. Snow proposed and secured board approval for the “Newberry Health” rebrand to unify the hospital, outpatient clinics, specialty labs and county facilities under a single identity, better reflecting the organization’s expanded community mission. A new adult center for physical, speech and occupational therapy opened in 2024, and a new pediatric and primary care clinic followed in 2025, advancing the system’s strategic plan to strengthen and expand access across the region. The system has also earned American Heart Association certifications for emergency heart and stroke capabilities, as well as multiple Healthgrades and Women’s Choice Awards for orthopedic surgery and patient experience. Mr. Snow previously served as CEO of Granville Health System in Oxford, N.C., and Blue Ridge Community Health Services in Hendersonville, N.C.
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