CEO's Perspective
Consciousness & Spirituality
Current Issues
Futures
Innovation
Leadership & Governance
Philanthropy
Physican/Hospital Relationships
Tom Peters states Memorial is, "not you're typical community hospital . . . it offers a culture of innovation that can meet the many challenges, even the tough and thorny issues of healthcare delivery and education". As one of the leading healthcare organizations in the United States, Memorial has been a pioneer in the healthy community movement, establishing quality and safety improvement methodologies and is one of the first hospitals in the United States to establish an Innovation Policy. Phil Newbold, Memorial's CEO for the last 20 years has also lead the organization in being named one of the Top 100 Hospitals and one of the top 5% safest hospitals in the United States in 2006, and consistently a Consumer Choice Award recipient.
Phil is a native Buckeye, having graduated from Ohio State University (BA and MS) and Miami University (MBA) and was a senior executive at St. Lukes Hospital in Cleveland before going on to become the CEO of Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Phil has many roles: husband, father of three children, active community leader, triathlete and frequent author and speaker on many emerging healthcare trends.