Jim Coleman, ex-chief operating officer of Parkridge Health System, has joined Community Hospital Corporation as senior vice president of Southeast Hospital Operations, effective April 16.
Wilson Weber, executive vice president and chief operating officer, said, “We welcome Jim to our leadership team of highly experienced executives who offer broad industry knowledge and a deep understanding of today’s healthcare market.”
With more than 20 years of experience in hospital operations, strategic market and partnership development, and physician relations and recruiting, Mr. Coleman will focus on serving CHC hospitals and oversee CHC client growth in this region.
For the past nine years, Mr. Coleman was with Parkridge Medical Center, a Hospital Corporation of America facility based in Chattanooga, serving as chief operating officer of Parkridge Health System and prior as Interim CEO for Parkridge Valley Hospital. He led business development and increased market share across five hospitals in Chattanooga, receiving recognition by The Joint Commission for top performance in core measures in 2011.
Prior to HCA, Mr. Coleman served for three years as system chief executive officer for Cleveland Community Hospital and Bradley Memorial Hospital (now SkyRidge Medical Center), both of Cleveland, where his leadership resulted in top physician satisfaction scores and customer satisfaction above the 95 percentile.
Mr. Coleman has also served in executive leadership positions as chief operating officer of Hutcheson Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe, executive vice president of Ultragroup Ventures, Chattanooga, and vice president of Planning and Decision Support for Erlanger Health System, also in Chattanooga.
Mr. Coleman is from Cleveland, where he graduated from Bradley High School. He also graduated with a B.S. and MBA in Finance from UTC.