{"id":456927,"date":"2026-02-08T19:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/456927\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:47:36","slug":"vanderbilt-clarksville-hospital-names-first-president-randy-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/456927\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital names first president, Randy Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital has its first president: Randy Davis, formerly with Cumberland Medical Center-Covenant Health in Crossville<\/p>\n<p>CLARKSVILLE, TN (<a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CLARKSVILLE NOW<\/a>) \u2013\u00a0The new <a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/local\/more-staffing-pediatric-er-services-vanderbilt-clarksville-hospital-is-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital (VCH)<\/a> has its first president. Randy Davis, formerly president and chief administrative officer for Cumberland Medical Center-Covenant Health in Crossville, will lead the hospital for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumc.org\/main\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Vanderbilt Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Davis\u2019 first priority will be to work closely with the hospital\u2019s medical staff and the local health care community to ensure VCH excels at meeting their needs while also adding programs and services, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"545411\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/vanderbilt-hospital-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/43\/files\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vanderbilt Hospital-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New temporary signage for Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital on Feb. 2, 2026. (wesley Irvin)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/43\/files\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-03-640x480.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-03-1200x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-03-1200x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545411\"\/>New temporary signage for Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital on Feb. 2, 2026. (Wesley Irvin)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy\u2019s extensive experience in the regional hospital setting and his familiarity with our health system through prior work with the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network will allow him to quickly get up to speed as we integrate Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital into our regional network. I want to welcome him into this new role,\u201d said Jane Freedman, MD, deputy CEO and chief health system officer for Vanderbilt Health.<\/p>\n<p>About the sale to Vanderbilt Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/local\/more-staffing-pediatric-er-services-vanderbilt-clarksville-hospital-is-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Vanderbilt Health announced Monday<\/a> it has completed the acquisition\u00a0of the 270-bed Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville to create Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, promising additional staffing and pediatric ER services. Under the sale, Vanderbilt also acquired the freestanding emergency room Tennova ER-Sango, along with the hospital\u2019s related businesses, including physician clinics and outpatient services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/local\/vanderbilt-confirms-it-will-take-over-tennova-clarksville-retain-employees-in-good-standing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vanderbilt announced in October<\/a>\u00a0it planned to acquire full ownership of Tennova-Clarksville from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chs.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Community Health Systems Inc<\/a>. for $600 million. Since 2021,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/local\/how-we-got-to-tennova-clarksvilles-hospital-ownership-history-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vanderbilt has held a 20% minority interest<\/a>\u00a0in the hospital, its freestanding emergency department and related physician practices. This purchase gives Vanderbilt the remaining 80%.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"545418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/vanderbilt-hospital-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/43\/files\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vanderbilt Hospital-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New temporary signage for Vanderbilt Emergency Sango on Feb. 2, 2026. (wesley Irvin)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/43\/files\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-10-640x480.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-10-1200x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vanderbilt-Hospital-10-1200x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545418\"\/>New temporary signage for Vanderbilt Emergency Sango on Feb. 2, 2026. (Wesley Irvin)<\/p>\n<p>| BUSINESS OWNERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/fivestarmediagrp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Click here for a free consultation for advertising your business on Clarksville Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Everyone is going to be extremely proud\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Davis will focus on improving all aspects of operating performance as the senior executive\/administrator for VCH, ensuring patient-focused, high performance, results-oriented operations to support its mission, vision and business operations, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growth of Clarksville and Montgomery County \u2013 its attractiveness to businesses and the robustness of its communities \u2013 make it a very attractive location to live and work. My wife and I are now living proof,\u201d said Davis, a Vanderbilt University graduate who later received his MBA in Healthcare from Lipscomb University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking the helm of the newest hospital member of the Vanderbilt Health family of hospitals is a proud moment personally and professionally. I look forward to meeting with stakeholders, getting to know more people, and delivering the goals and objectives Vanderbilt has for the region. I know everyone is going to be extremely proud to say Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital is their hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilthealth.com\/hospital\/vanderbilt-clarksville-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>| PREVIOUSLY:<\/p>\n<p>| DON\u2019T MISS A LOCAL STORY:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clarksvillenow.com\/newsletter-signup\/#\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sign up for the free daily Clarksville Now email newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital has its first president: Randy Davis, formerly with Cumberland Medical Center-Covenant Health in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":{"0":"post-456927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-care","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-health-care","10":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456927","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=456927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}