The CareSouth Management Team
Rick Griffin
President & CEO
John M Southern
Chief Financial Officer
Norma English
Chief Operating Officer
J. Ken Bell
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Roberta Wilson
Sr Vice President, Clinical Services
Bill Cook
Sr. Vice President, Business Development
F. Stebin Horne III
Executive Vice President, Corporate Growth Strategies & Legislative Affairs
Bobbi Blair
Vice President, Technology Services
Suzanne McLeod
Vice President, Finance
Kelly Tripp
Vice President, Corporate Compliance
Walter Wright
Vice President, Business Services
Kathy McKissick
Regional Vice President, Eastern Operations
Lynn Keller
Regional Vice President, Western Operations
Sandra Tate
Regional Vice President, Eastern Operations
"CareSouth delivers more results with superior outcomes."
Rick Griffin
President & CEO
Rick Griffin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CareSouth. Prior to joining CareSouth, he was formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Central Georgia Health System, Inc., an integrated healthcare provider with more than $675 million annual sales. While serving as general counsel, Mr. Griffin became integrally involved with the management of the system and was pivotal in the acquisition, transition and management of CareSouth.
Mr. Griffin assumed the role of CEO of CareSouth in September, 2000. A senior leader with more than 25 years experience in the healthcare field, Mr. Griffin is responsible for the overall management of CareSouth and all of its operating entities, as well as its strategic partners.
Mr. Griffin received his BBA from the University of Georgia in 1977. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, with honors, in 1980. He is a member of The American College of Healthcare Executives and of the Vistage International CEO Organization.