Dr. Bob Pryor has been named as the new chief physician executive for West Tennessee Healthcare.
According to a press release, Dr. Pryor comes to West Tennessee after serving as senior vice president with Kaufman Hall Associates, a healthcare consulting company.
Prior to his work with Kaufman Hall Associates, he was the president and chief medical officer for Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas with 53 hospitals and more than 900 access points.
“I am pleased to join the tremendous people at West Tennessee Healthcare and become part of the family of those who care for our communities,” Dr. Pryor said.
James Ross, president and chief executive officer of West Tennessee Healthcare, said he was pleased with the appointment.
“Dr. Pryor’s extensive experience in healthcare is a great asset for our organization,” Ross said, “He’s a proven change agent, and he was instrumental in the 2013 merger of Scott & White Healthcare and Baylor Health Care System. We are so pleased that he is now going to share his expertise with our health system.”
Dr. Pryor attended medical school at University of Texas, and completed his post graduate training, concentrating on pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma and Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
In his new role at West Tennessee Healthcare, Dr. Pryor will work on engaging medical staff in robust clinical quality integration and improvement initiatives, patient safety standardization and physician leadership development and engagement.
West Tennessee Healthcare is a public, not-for-profit healthcare system with locations serving 19 counties in West Tennessee and Southeast Missouri.
The mission of West Tennessee Healthcare is to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve while providing exceptional and compassionate care.
For more information, visit www.wth.org.
(PHOTO: Dr. Bob Pryor)
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