Mr. Higginbotham has served as chief administrative officer for facilities and asset management services at OU Health since 2023. He oversees supply chain, facilities planning, biomedical services, real estate and construction, food service, patient hospitality logistics, parking operations and space planning for Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system. Since joining OU Health, Mr. Higginbotham has brought a hospitality mindset to patient experience improvements, including enhanced wayfinding, guest shuttles, a new security operations center and the development of a patient logistics center to improve throughput. He also served as interim chief administrative officer for adult services. Mr. Higginbotham brings 35 years of experience in facilities and support services management in healthcare and hotels. Prior to joining OU Health, he served as executive director of facilities and support services at Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care, where he directed operational, financial and human resource activities for safety, emergency management, facilities, security, dining and nutrition services, environmental services, hospitality, parking, patient transportation, equipment management, and planning, design and construction.
