Natalie Fox has been named the chief executive officer of USA Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in south Alabama.<\/p>\n
Fox, a doctor of nursing practice, had served as interim CEO for four months, since the retirement of former CEO Owen Bailey. Her previous positions included time as USA Health\u2019s chief nursing officer; while in that job she had a prominent leadership role in the city\u2019s efforts to make COVID-19 testing and vaccinations widely available to the public<\/a>.<\/p>\n More recently she served as chief physician enterprise officer. According to information provided by USA Health, that role entailed oversight of \u201coverall strategy, performance, and operational effectiveness of the physician enterprise, which comprises more than 700 physicians, advanced practice providers, residents, and fellows who care for patients in dozens of faculty and community physician practices.\u201d<\/p>\n Honors she received along the way include a Mobile Community Health Leadership Award, an appointment to Gov. Kay Ivey\u2019s Certificate of Need Review Board and inclusion in Becker Hospital Review\u2019s \u201cRising Stars Under 40\u201d list. She also was deal of Leadership Mobile\u2019s class of 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cNatalie is one of the best examples I know of a true servant leader who has a head and a heart for continuously seeking to improve the quality of care our patients receive and the business operations that make compassionate healthcare possible,\u201d said University of South Alabama President Jo Bonner. \u201cShe will guide an exceptional academic healthcare team whose dedication to research, education and world-class medical care will continue improving lives in our community, the region and beyond.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe University of South Alabama has shaped me, challenged me, and given me a mission larger than myself,\u201d said Fox, quoted in a USA Health announcement. \u201cI am deeply honored to serve as USA Health\u2019s CEO for the opportunity to give back to the place that has given me so much. My commitment is to lead with purpose and a clear sense of responsibility to our employees, our patients, and our region.\u201d <\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Natalie Fox has been named the chief executive officer of USA Health, one of the largest healthcare systems…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-244267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}