Brent Hubbard has more than twenty years of experience in the healthcare sector and has held leadership positions in healthcare organizations across the Midwest.
INTEGRIS Health has finished its national search for the health system's open COO position.
Brent Hubbard, FACHE, will assume the role of COO of Oklahoma's largest nonprofit health system on May 2, the organization announced this week.
"Brent has extensive experience working in multiple systems and markets, including in for-profit and not-for-profit health systems," Timothy Pehrson, CEO of INTEGRIS Health, said in a statement sent to HealthLeaders. "I am confident he has the experience and expertise to drive consistent positive outcomes for our health system. We are pleased to have Brent return to Oklahoma and join INTEGRIS Health.”
Hubbard has more than twenty years of experience in the healthcare sector and has held leadership positions in healthcare organizations across the Midwest.
In his most recent role, Hubbard served as president and COO of Mercy Hospital Springfield Communities in Missouri, which is part of Mercy Health System. Since 2016, he's led the strategic directions of seven hospitals, and oversaw administrative and operations for 7,500 employees.
Prior to that role, he served as COO of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Communities in Arkansas. He also served as COO at Medical Center of McKinney in Texas, which is a 281-bed hospital which is a part of HCA Healthcare, and has held additional leadership positions across organizations in Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
According to the press release, Hubbard believes in continuous process improvement, and has extensive experience in achieving operational excellence, improving physician and workforce engagement, and improving quality and patient outcomes.
Melanie Blackman is a contributing editor for strategy, marketing, and human resources at HealthLeaders, an HCPro brand.