Collaborative Leadership

David M. Dill

President and Chief Executive Officer

David Dill is president and chief executive officer of LifePoint Health. In this role, he is responsible for the development and oversight of LifePoint’s strategic priorities and organizational growth, advancing the company’s mission and strengthening its culture enterprise-wide. He joined LifePoint in 2007 as executive vice president and chief financial officer before serving in his most recent role as president and chief operating officer from 2009 to 2018. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its footprint to 87 hospital campuses, with revenue growing from $3 billion in 2009 to more than $8 billion in 2018, and enhanced its focus on quality and patient safety.

Before joining LifePoint, David was executive vice president of Fresenius Medical Care North America and chief executive officer in the East Division of Fresenius Medical Care Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. 

David is a former chairman of the board for the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) and currently serves as a member of the FAH’s board and Executive Committee. He is also chair of the board of directors for the Nashville Health Care Council, serves as a director on the boards of R1 RCM and the American Heart Association's Greater Southeast Affiliate and is a member of the board of trustees for the Murray State University Foundation.

Michael S. Coggin

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mike Coggin serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer for LifePoint Health, providing the company corporate and healthcare finance leadership.

Previously, Mike served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer for LifePoint since December 2008. In that role, he was responsible for the company's external financial reporting, corporate accounting and consolidation functions, tax functions and internal control compliance requirements. Additionally, he has held certain responsibilities associated with the company's treasury and finance functions.

Prior to joining LifePoint, Mike was chief financial officer of Specialty Care Services Group. He also served in finance leadership positions for Renal Care Group, Inc., from April 2004 until its acquisition by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA in March 2006. He began his professional career as an auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick.

Victor E. Giovanetti, FACHE

Executive Vice President, Hospital Operations

As executive vice president, hospital operations, Victor Giovanetti provides operational oversight for LifePoint's four hospital divisions, as well as quality and clinical operations for the company. Previously, he served as president of LifePoint Health's former Eastern Group of hospitals. Victor joined LifePoint in 2013 as chief operating officer for the Eastern Group, before becoming Western Group president in 2015.

A fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Victor has more than 30 years of progressive management and leadership experience in operations, legal, financial, clinical and strategic aspects of healthcare administration. He joined LifePoint in 2013 from HCA Lewis-Gale Regional Health System in Roanoke, Virginia, where he was president. Previously, he was CEO and COO of Southern Hills Medical Center, a 120-bed hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, and in operations management for the Mid-America Division of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Earlier in his career, Victor served in various management roles with HCA, Symbion and other healthcare organizations in Georgia.

Rob Jay

Executive Vice President, Integrated Operations

Rob Jay is executive vice president of integrated operations for LifePoint Health. In this role, he oversees integration, physician services, ambulatory (post-acute) services, growth and outreach, service line development, information technology, medical informatics, revenue cycle management, and managed care and payor transformation for the company.

Before joining LifePoint Health, Rob served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for RCCH HealthCare Partners, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Prior to RCCH, he spent seven years at Vanguard Health Systems (now Tenet Healthcare), where he served in a variety of operations and development positions, including vice president, supply chain management and vice president, development.

Jennifer Peters

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

In her role as executive vice president and general counsel at LifePoint Health, Jennifer Peters represents the company's interests in all legal matters impacting the organization; provides strategic legal guidance to the company's senior leadership and board of directors; oversees the company's corporate governance work; and manages the business of the legal department, ensuring the delivery of consistent legal guidance across the organization and in each of the communities LifePoint serves.

Prior to her current role, she was senior vice president, chief operations counsel. Before joining LifePoint, Jennifer served as general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for Simplex Healthcare, and vice president and associate general counsel at Community Health Systems prior to that. She also served as vice president and was part of the senior leadership team at a hospital in York, Pennsylvania for six years.

Sonny Terrill

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

As executive vice president, human resources for LifePoint Health, Sonny Terrill is responsible for providing leadership in developing and executing human resources strategies in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. His areas of focus include compensation and benefits, employee relations, succession planning, performance management and other human resources programs that align with the company's philosophies and business objectives.

Sonny has three decades of HR experience, including executive coaching, full-cycle talent management and management of large scale system and organizational integration. Before joining LifePoint, he served in a number of leadership roles, most recently as executive vice president, chief human resources officer for BrightSpring Health and human resources officer for CIGNA. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Jamie Carter

President, Eastern Division

As president of LifePoint Health's Eastern Division, Jamie Carter is responsible for operational oversight of LifePoint's hospitals in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. He most recently served as chief operating officer (COO) for LifePoint's former Eastern Group of facilities.

Jamie has more than 25 years of industry leadership experience. Prior to joining LifePoint, he served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Baptist Health Medical Center in Conway, Arkansas. Before that, he was COO of Methodist University Hospital – an academic medical center that is part of Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare System in Memphis, Tennessee. Previous to his tenure at Methodist, he served in executive leadership roles for several other hospitals and healthcare facilities. Throughout his career, he has led significant initiatives in the areas of patient- and family-centered care, physician recruitment, facility renovations and residency and fellowship programs.

He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Sandra C. Podley

President, Western Division

As president of LifePoint Health's Western Division, Sandra Podley is responsible for LifePoint's hospitals in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Prior to her current role, she held multiple leadership roles for the nine-hospital Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico, most recently as senior vice president (SVP) of hospital operations. Before her tenure with Presbyterian Healthcare Services, she served in various leadership roles for several facilities, including as CEO for Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico. 

She serves on the Executive Committee of the New Mexico Hospital Association, for which she is a past chair, as well as the boards of directors for United Way of Central New Mexico and Tricore Clinical Laboratory, and the Regional Policy Board of the American Hospital Association. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and a Master of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Cherie Sibley

President, Central Division

As president of LifePoint Health's Central Division, Cherie Sibley is responsible for LifePoint's hospitals in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.

Cherie has been with LifePoint Health since 2001, most recently serving as chief operating officer (COO) for LifePoint's former Central Group of hospitals. Prior to that, she was chief executive officer (CEO) of Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a LifePoint hospital in Winchester, Kentucky. During her time at CRMC, she was named LifePoint's CEO of the Year in 2015 and was instrumental in the hospital becoming the first Duke LifePoint Quality Affiliate designee. Prior to CRMC, she held numerous other leadership roles across the organization, including as COO of Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia, and chief nursing officer (CNO) and COO of Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama.

She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and received her MBA in Healthcare Administration from South University in Montgomery, Alabama.

Robert B. Wampler, CPA

President, Mountain Division

As president of LifePoint Health's Mountain Division, Robert Wampler is responsible for operational oversight of LifePoint's hospitals in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

Robert has 30 years of divisional and single hospital operations management experience, including as senior vice president (SVP) and division president, and SVP and division chief operating officer (COO) for RCCH HealthCare Partners, prior to coming to LifePoint. Before RCCH, he served in a number of industry leadership positions, including SVP-COO, hospital operations at Capella Healthcare, vice president (VP) and division chief financial officer (CFO) for both Province Healthcare and LifePoint Hospitals, and controller, CFO and CEO for Community Health Systems.

He has previously served on the boards of the Tennessee Hospital Association, United Way and the Morristown, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Christopher Rehm, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

As senior vice president and chief medical officer for LifePoint Health, Dr. Christopher Rehm is jointly responsible for quality and clinical operations for the organization with LifePoint’s senior vice president and chief nursing officer. Their oversight includes quality, patient safety, service line operations and development, operations improvement, telehealth, care management, survey readiness and clinical excellence and experience. Prior to his current position, he most recently served as senior vice president and chief medical informatics officer.

Before joining LifePoint Health, Dr. Rehm served as chief medical officer and vice president of business development for Aionex, Inc. in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.  He also worked for Cogent Healthcare, where he served as chief operating officer for their Northeast Region, which included large academic and complex medical centers across the country, applying his ability to bridge clinical, financial and operational challenges.  

Michelle Watson, MSN-RN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

As senior vice president and chief nursing officer for LifePoint Health, Michelle Watson is jointly responsible for quality and clinical operations for the organization with LifePoint’s senior vice president and chief medical officer. Their oversight includes quality, patient safety, service line operations and development, operations improvement, telehealth, care management, survey readiness and clinical excellence and experience. Prior to her current role, she most recently served as senior vice president, clinical operations.

A hospital operations and quality expert with more than 20 years of healthcare experience, Michelle has served LifePoint Health since 1998, most recently as vice president, clinical operations. Previously, she was chief nursing officer (CNO) for the company’s Central Division of hospitals. Prior to that role, she served as chief operating officer and CNO at Livingston Regional Hospital, a LifePoint facility in Livingston, Tennessee. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Tennessee Technology University, in Cookeville, Tennessee.

John Andazola, MD, FAAFP

John Andazola, MD, FAAFP, is program director for the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He received his M.D. from the University of New Mexico School Of Medicine in 1997. During his post-graduate work, he completed a Family Medicine residency at the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program, a fellowship in Advanced Hospital Training for Family Physicians (AHTFP) in Phoenix and a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of Arizona. After completing his fellowships in 2003, Dr. Andazola joined the AHTFP faculty, where he served until 2009.

Dr. Andazola has been involved in academic medicine his entire career and has presented at numerous local, state and national conferences. He has authored several textbook chapters in a leading Family Medicine procedural textbook, as well as several publications. He is an active member of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors and the American Academy of Family Medicine, and he sits on several hospital and state committees. His major interests include medical education, integrated behavioral health and border health. He is an inaugural member of LifePoint’s National Physician Advisory Board.

Michael Alan Caplan, MD

Michael Alan Caplan, MD, is an inaugural member of LifePoint’s National Physician Advisory Board. Dr. Caplan practices at Piedmont Internal Medicine in Danville, Virginia, where he has served since 1986. He has more than 20 years of teaching and speaking experience and currently is an instructor for the Virginia Commonwealth of Osteopathic Medicine Residency Program at Sovah Health Danville. Dr. Caplan also serves as medical director of Gateway Health Alliance and is a member of the Medical Directors Leadership Committee for Sentara Healthcare. He has been a board member for LifePoint’s Danville Regional Medical Center for the past 14 years and has served in positions at the hospital including chairman of the Department of Medicine, chief of staff and director of the Intensive Care and Coronary Care Units.

Dr. Caplan earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore and conducted research in immunology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore before earning his medical doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Dr. Caplan is a member of the American Medical Association, the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, the American Society of Internal Medicine, Virginia Medical Society and the National Lipid Association.

William G. Cloud, MD

William G. Cloud, MD is a general surgeon at Fauquier Health in Warrenton, Virginia, and a member of Fauquier Health General Surgery since 2012.

Dr. Cloud has more than 30 years in practice and in surgical resident instruction. He currently serves as a director of Fauquier Health’s University of Virginia Surgical Residency Program, and participates on the University of Virginia’s Assessment Committee for the Department of Medical Education, as well as the hospital’s Graduate Medical Education and Cancer Service Line committees. 

Dr. Cloud joined LifePoint’s Fauquier Health from private practice with Charlotte Surgical Group and a solo practice in Morganton, North Carolina. He served for 18 years on the teaching faculty for surgical residents at Carolinas Medical Center, as well as the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. 

Dr. Cloud earned his undergraduate degree from Davidson College and his medical degree from the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship and residency at the University of Virginia, and obtained a Master of Academic Medicine degree from Keck Medical School at the University of Southern California. 

He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the Muller-Jones Postgraduate Surgical Society, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and the Association for Surgical Education.

Jonathan Barry Dixon, MD

Jonathan Barry Dixon, MD, is a family practitioner who has practiced at LifePoint’s Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky, since 1991. Prior to that, Dr. Dixon was a resident physician at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky.

Dr. Dixon is a member of the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, the Kentucky Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association and the County Medical Society. He currently is president of Lake Cumberland Medical Associates in Somerset, and he is a past chief of staff at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Dr. Dixon also is company physician for General Electric in Somerset and the founder of Bethesda Clinic for indigent patients in Somerset. He is a board member for the Hal Rogers Boys and Girls Club.

Dr. Dixon earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington and his medical doctorate from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is an inaugural member of LifePoint’s National Physician Advisory Board.

William Hunter Housman, MD

William Hunter Housman, MD, has been a hospitalist with MESA Medical Group in Lexington, Kentucky since 2010. At MESA, Dr. Housman serves as director of education, which includes recruitment, new provider orientation and quality assurance. He previously was medical director of the practice. Prior to MESA, Dr. Housman was a hospitalist with Kentucky Inpatient Medicine Associates in Paris, Kentucky, and also served as chief of staff.

Dr. Housman received his M.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed a Categorical Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the Society of Hospital Medicine and the Kentucky Medical Association. Dr. Housman is an inaugural member of LifePoint’s National Physician Advisory Board.

Michael A. (Tony) Kelly, MD, FACEP

Michael A. (Tony) Kelly, MD, FACEP, is a healthcare executive and emergency medicine physician with 30 years of experience in medical setting management and clinical excellence solutions.

Since 2002, Dr. Kelly has served as regional medical director for TeamHealth Atlantic, where he is responsible for physician and midlevel emergency medicine management and staffing of healthcare facilities in West Virginia and Virginia. Prior to this, Dr. Kelly was president and CEO of Kelly Medical Corporation, Medical Services, Inc. and Health Care Alliance, Inc., which was acquired by TeamHealth in 2002. He has served as chief of staff at Raleigh General Hospital and chairman of Emergency Services at a number of client hospitals during his three decades of service.

Dr. Kelly earned his medical doctorate from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Emergency Medicine and the West Virginia State Medical Association, and is past-president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an inaugural member of LifePoint’s National Physician Advisory Board.