Randall Hartley has been named the future Vice President of Clinical Support Services for St. Luke's Hospital, St. Vincent's HealthCare executives announced today. Hartley is currently the Director of the St. Vincent's Family Medicine Center, a 45-physician academic group practice associated with the Family Practice Residency Program at St. Vincent's Medical Center.
Hartley will assume his new position on July 2, when he will begin managing the transition for St. Luke's in the areas of Laboratory, Pharmacy, Radiology and other clinical support areas. St. Vincent's HealthCare begins operations at St. Luke's Hospital in April 2008, after Mayo Clinic moves its practice to a new hospital building on its San Pablo campus.
"I'm excited about Randy joining the team at St. Luke's Hospital," said Michael Holmes, St. Vincent's HealthCare's future Chief Operating Officer at St. Luke's. "Randy's extensive experience and his familiarity with the St. Vincent's HealthCare mission will be a tremendous asset to the organization. I am looking forward to working with him to grow and enhance the services at St. Luke's and meet the needs of the community. I know the outstanding team there will enjoy Randy's leadership."
Hartley has held his current position at the Family Medicine Center since September 2005. During that time, he led efforts to institute a $2 million Electronic Medical Record (EMR) conversion, implemented a new customer satisfaction program and improved efficiency, productivity and revenues.
Prior to serving in the Family Medicine Center, he directed daily operations for a hospital at Fort Walton Beach, FL, with over 1,200 employees, an operating budget of $100 million and a supporting ambulatory clinic system providing 345,000 outpatient visits annually. He also administered a university-affiliated, teaching medical center, earning a reputation for clinical support program excellence.
Hartley was Senior Vice President for Medical Operations and Disaster Response Planning and Deputy CEO at the Office of the Command Surgeon in Tampa, FL. There, he directed the daily operations of a regional health plan headquarters and a healthcare system with 22 hospitals and 27 clinics in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. He also served as hospital administrator at Keesler Medical Center in Biloxi, MS, and MacDill Regional Hospital in Tampa, FL.
Hartley holds a Master of Science in Business from the University of Northern Colorado and a B.A. in History from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. He also is a graduate of the Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives at The George Washington University. He served in the United States Air Force from 1977 to 2005, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for wartime military service. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Medical Group Management Association.
