I am very pleased to announce that Wayne Keathley, MPH, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the UTMB Health System, effective April 1. Wayne has held the position of acting COO since November 2023.
In this role, Wayne oversees clinical operations across UTMB’s campuses and inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic areas, as well as Correctional Managed Care. He works closely with finance to support alignment of strategic, operational and financial performance, and he also oversees pharmacy and supply chain operations.
Wayne is an internationally recognized leader with over 35 years of experience in clinical and financial management of complex health care organizations, clinical program development and academic medicine.
Prior to UTMB, he was Executive Vice President and COO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where he was responsible for the operating and financial performance of the enterprise and worked closely with clinical leaders to develop and execute strategy, recruit clinical leadership and expand the organization’s regional network.
Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Baylor College of Medicine Health System, President and CEO of Baylor St. Luke’s Hospital, President and COO of The Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and served in a variety of leadership positions at St. Peter’s Healthcare Services, Lenox Hill Hospital and The Brooklyn Hospital. He also spent one year as strategic advisor to the CEO of The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi and previously served on the board of several charity health care entities in Africa.
I look forward to working closely with Wayne as we steer UTMB toward even greater success in serving individuals, families and communities locally and in firmly positioning UTMB as a leader for excellence in health care delivery, education and research around the world.