David M. Dill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
David Dill is chairman 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. He also serves as a member of the advisory board for the Belmont University Center for Business Ethics.
Aaron Lewis
Executive Vice President, Growth and Integrated Solutions
As executive vice president, growth and integrated solutions for LifePoint Health, Aaron Lewis is responsible for overseeing growth and outreach, business transformation and physician services; directing organic growth opportunities and strategic partnerships across LifePoint’s communities; and overseeing integrated solutions functions, including marketing, development, information technology and innovation. He plays a key role in the company’s LifePoint Forward innovation strategy, which focuses on deploying strategies, technologies and solutions to transform the way we deliver care across LifePoint’s diversified care platforms and engage with consumers.
Prior to his current role, Aaron served as senior vice president (SVP), care continuum and business transformation, and previously served the company as senior vice president, physician enterprise and strategic growth. Before joining LifePoint Health, he served in multiple roles for RCCH HealthCare Partners, including senior vice president of strategic growth and vice president, operations and strategic alignments. Prior to his RCCH tenure, he held operational and development roles with Vanguard Health Systems, after beginning his career in investment banking for Merrill Lynch. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jennifer Peters
Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
In her role as executive vice president and general counsel for 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.
Jason Zachariah
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
As executive vice president, chief operating officer, Jason leads operations for LifePoint’s key lines of business, including acute care hospital operations, rehabilitation and behavioral health operations, quality and clinical services and integrated revenue management.
Zachariah most recently served as president, integrated solutions, a role in which he led rehabilitation and behavioral health operations, joint venture services, physician services, information technology, marketing, business transformation and development initiatives. Before joining LifePoint, he served as president and chief operating officer (COO) of Kindred Healthcare, where he led the company’s hospital division, rehabilitation services and behavioral health operations. Prior to that, he served as president of Kindred’s rehabilitation services and in various roles in the company’s hospital division, including COO and executive director for the division’s California/Arizona district. During his tenure with Kindred, he drove a culture of patient advocacy, quality outcomes, employee engagement and operational efficiency and demonstrated a passion for innovation, care enhancement and diversity, equity and inclusion.
He earned his MBA with Distinction from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a master’s degree in biotechnology from Northwestern and a bachelor’s degree with distinction in biology and a chemistry minor from Duke University.
Jamie Carter
President, Eastern Division
As president of LifePoint Health's Eastern Division, Jamie Carter is responsible for operational oversight of LifePoint's acute care hospitals in Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. 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 acute care hospitals in Arizona, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
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.
William Haugh, FACHE
President, Central Division
As president of LifePoint Health’s Central Division, William Haugh provides operational oversight for LifePoint’s acute care hospitals in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, portions of Virginia, and West Virginia.
He most recently served as president of LifePoint’s former Mountain Division. An accomplished hospital leader, William also served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Georgetown Community Hospital (GCH) and market president for LifePoint’s Central Kentucky market, where he had additional operational oversight of Bluegrass Community Hospital, Bourbon Community Hospital and Clark Regional Medical Center. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Logan Memorial Hospital and as COO of Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County (now Sovah Health-Martinsville).
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and a Master of Health Administration degree from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) and a past recipient of LifePoint’s Fleetwood Award for operational excellence.
Cherie Sibley
President, Acute Service Lines
As president of LifePoint Health’s acute service lines, Cherie Sibley collaborates with the organization’s quality and division operations teams to strengthen and advance our core acute care service lines, including cardiology, emergency services and ancillary services (including imaging and laboratory), surgical services (including orthopedics and surgical technology), and women’s services.
Cherie has been with LifePoint Health since 2001, serving as president of the company’s Central Division prior to her current role. Before that, she served as chief operating officer (COO) for LifePoint’s former Central Group. She also served in several facility leadership roles, including Central Kentucky market president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Clark Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Winchester, Kentucky, where she was named LifePoint’s CEO of the Year in 2015 and was instrumental in the hospital becoming the first LifePoint Health National Quality Leader designee.
Prior to CRMC, she was COO of Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, Virginia, and chief nursing officer (CNO) and COO of Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama. A past recipient of LifePoint’s Fleetwood Award for Operational Excellence, Cherie is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and received her MBA in Healthcare Administration from South University in Montgomery, Alabama.
Russ Bailey
President, Rehabilitation Services
As president of rehabilitation services for LifePoint Health, Russ Bailey is responsible for operational oversight of the organization’s join-venture inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs) and contract-management acute rehabilitation units (ARUs). He previously served in the same role with Kindred Healthcare, prior to LifePoint’s acquisition of that organization.
Prior to that he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO) for Kindred’s IRFs as well as COO and division vice president for Kindred’s South, Midwest and West regions. Previously, he served as CEO and vice president of operations for a rehabilitation hospital with Centerre. Before joining Centerre, he served in various positions with another large inpatient rehabilitation provider, including area director of operations in the state of Texas.
Bailey began his professional career as a physical therapist in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Florida and his MBA from Troy University. He is currently licensed within the state of Texas and holds various certifications, including neuro-developmental techniques and lymphedema.
Tizgel K.S. High
Chief Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer
As chief compliance officer for LifePoint Health, Tizgel High leads the organization’s ethics and compliance team, which is responsible for driving a culture focused on ethical business practices, regulatory and legal compliance, empowering employees to speak up, and maintaining a workplace environment that prioritizes integrity. She also provides oversight for partnerships with other key stakeholders to enable the company to succeed in a rapidly changing industry environment, while maintaining a strong commitment to the values of honesty and integrity.
Tizgel began her tenure at LifePoint in 2012, serving in several capacities on the legal team, including assistant general counsel, senior associate general counsel and vice president and associate general counsel for the organization’s physician services. She most recently served as deputy chief compliance officer for the company. Prior to joining LifePoint, she served as operations general counsel for Community Health Systems and as a healthcare practice group associate for the law firms of King & Spalding and Powell Goldstein LLP, both in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tizgel received her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. She is a board member for the American Health Lawyers Association; a founding board member for One Willco, Opportunity Nashville and Intrepid College Preparatory School – for which she also serves as vice chair; and a member of the Diversity, Inclusion and Global Committee of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee Board of Directors. She is also the recipient of a 2021 Mercy Award from LifePoint Health, the highest honor a company employee can receive.
Vinitia Mathews, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
As senior vice president, chief diversity officer, Vinitia Mathews leads LifePoint Health’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. In her role, she works to ensure that the voices of LifePoint’s patients, employees and communities are heard and leads efforts to implement positive actions that meet the needs of these groups and create an inclusive healthcare delivery system with equitable opportunities for all people.
Prior to her current role, she served as vice president, clinical excellence and experience for the organization. During that time, she incorporated a structured approach to patient experience improvement and led a number of programs that bring the patient’s voice to the forefront, including bedside shift reporting, an enterprise-wide patient experience playbook, the creation of LifePoint’s Patient and Family Advisory Board and locally based Patient and Family Advisory Councils.
Before joining LifePoint in 2013, she served as enterprise patient experience program director for Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon. She received her MBA in healthcare administration and her PhD in strategic management from Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business.
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.
