About Emory Wayne (E.W.) Tibbs, Jr.

Professional Experience
Education & Licensures
Professional and Community Associations

ChenMed | August 2020-Present

Regional Vice President (November 2021-Present)

Executive responsible for a multi-state geography reporting to the Divisional President. Responsible for new market establishment and operational and strategic performance improvement across the entire division.

Regional Business Director, Division I (May 2021-November 2021)

Covering a multi-state geography reporting to the Divisional President. Responsible for
new market establishment and operational and strategic performance improvement across the entire division.

Market Associate General Manager (Market Chief Operating Officer), Louisiana (August 2020-May 2021)

ChenMed is transforming healthcare for seniors. We provide big answers to big problems in health care delivery. ChenMed is a full-risk primary care market leader with an innovative philosophy, unique physician culture and end-to-end customized technology. These things allow us to provide world-class primary care and coordinated care to the most vulnerable population – moderate- to low-income seniors who have complex chronic diseases.

Through our innovative operating model, physician-led culture and empowering technology, we drive key quality and cost outcomes that create value for patients, physicians and the overall health system. Our model allows us to practice medicine the way it should be practiced. By recruiting focused physicians and reducing their doctor-to-patient ratios, we increase patients’ “face time” during each monthly appointment and help foster stronger doctor-patient relationships. Our model also drives and enhances compliance with treatment plans.

As a result of our efforts, our patients realize lower hospital admissions, lower emergency department utilization and can spend more of their time happy, healthy and at home. Their overwhelming response to our approach is reflected in our aggressive, organic growth and net promoter scores in the low to mid-90s, which is unheard of in any industry.

As a company, we are making a difference in the lives of seniors and positively impacting the overall health care system by delivering higher value (decreased cost and increased quality).

The Tibbs Group | March 2019-August 2020

Consultant
Provides consulting services to health systems, hospitals, ambulatory networks, payor groups and other at-risk value-based organizations on both the clinical and revenue sides of the business. 

Specializes in interim leadership across the CEO, COO CNO, Vice President for Clinical Services or Operations as well as all Director level roles for a full breadth of acute care, post acute care, medical groups, ambulatory and value based/payor organizations across the United States.  Experienced with all sizes and scale organizations from critical access to large academic tertiary and quaternary centers.

Sparrow Health System, Lansing, MI | 2018 - 2019

Sparrow Health System is a five-hospital, not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system with 8,200 employees, 2,300 volunteers, 1,100 physicians and $1.2B in total operating revenue.

President & Chief Executive Officer, 2018 – 2019
Recruited through national search to revitalize organization, with a focus on negotiating joint ventures with academic partners to drive growth. Direct reports: 10. Annual operating budget: $1.18B. 

Key Achievements

• Designed and secured Board approval for 2019 growth-focused operating plan within three weeks of onboarding.

• Negotiated equity-ownership model in pediatrics with University of Michigan to bring more sub-specialty services to Sparrow; formal implementation and announcement occurred in November 2019. Plan set to deliver $10M in positive cash flow in 2019, with ongoing financial impact projected to reach >$1M annually.

• Sold a minority interest in Physicians Health Plan to the University of Michigan, ensuring best-in-market payment rates for 35K covered lives receiving services in Ann Arbor. Cash infusion to Sparrow expected to reach $13M in 2019.

Centra Health, Lynchburg, VA | 2006–2018

Centra Health is a four-hospital, not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system with 713 acute care and 603 post-acute care beds, 565 employed providers in a multi-specialty group practice, 8,509 FTEs and $1.3B in total operating revenue.

President & Chief Executive Officer, 2013–2018
Promoted to lead hospital-centric system. Executed corporate mandate to chart growth and diversification strategy focused on expanding geographic footprint, as well as implement Cerner Millennium EHR and a LEAN management program across enterprise. Direct reports: 11. Annual expense budget: $1.26M.  

Key Achievements

• Formulated and executed growth strategy that transitioned Lynchburg-focused organization into a central and southern Virginia regional integrated delivery system. Powered annual operating revenue from $682M to $1.3B in five years, while highly competitive market saw <1% growth in annual population.  

• Attained and sustained >80% inpatient market share in primary service area, with a five-year average increase in total revenue of 10.5%.

• Developed and implemented “Safest 2021,” Centra’s strategy to become the safest healthcare organization in Virginia as measured by a reduction in patient harm events within five years of 2015 launch. Created and systematically deployed LEAN management and PDCA (Plan, Do, Check and Act) processes.

Senior Vice President & Health System Chief Operating Officer, 2012–2013
President & Chief Executive Officer, Southside Community Hospital, 2011–2013
Advanced to second-in-command for health system, with daily operational oversight for three acute care hospitals, four long-term care facilities and 60 physician clinics ($682M in total operating revenue). Continued to serve as CEO of 116-bed acute care hospital in Farmville, Virginia.  Challenged to repair physician relationships with C-suite and right-size workforce. Direct reports: 8 (1,100 FTEs). Annual operating budget: $300M.

Key Achievements

• Continued to lead turnaround initiative for system-wide Emergency Services. Received Press Ganey’s “Emergency Department Top Improvement Award”—one of only eight hospitals nationwide recognized from database of 5K facilities.

• Strengthened Governance through numerous initiatives, such as establishing an annual Board retreat, bi-month education sessions and an annual evaluation process for Board members.

Senior Vice President, Operations, 2008–2012

Vice President - Emergency, Surgical and Professional Services, 2006–2008

Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA |1990 – 2006

Carilion Clinic, formerly Carilion Health System, is an 8-hospital, 1,215-bed, not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system which includes 600 physicians in a multi-specialty group practice. With 12,305 employees, Carilion serves approximately 1M people in western Virginia. In FY 2009, the system had 49,642 admissions, 862,778 primary care visits and total net revenues of $1.26 billion.  

Chief Executive Officer, Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford, VA, 2004 - 2006
Hired as a Registered Nurse and rapidly promoted into entry-level management within department. Advanced to Director of Emergency Services and developed operations, financial, leadership and business skills to ultimately hold three leadership roles simultaneously, including Chief Executive Officer of a 50 acute care and 111 post-acute care bed hospital.

Vice President, Emergency Services, 2000 - 2006

Vice President – Emergency, Operating Room and Trauma Services, 2002 - 2005

Director of Emergency Services, 1995 - 2000

Registered Nurse Experience
Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, 1994 – 1995
Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital, 1991 – 1995
Resident Assistant, College of Health Sciences, 1990 – 1991

Member, American College of Healthcare Executives

Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA)

Executive Committee Member, Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

HosPAC Chair, 2016-present, overseeing all VHHA legislative fund raising and fund distribution at the State/Federal Levels

Member, American Hospital Association, Metro Regional Policy Board of Directors

Member, GO Virginia Region 2 Council

Executive Committee Member, GO Virginia Region 2 Council

Member, Board of Directors, Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation

Captis, Board of Managers

Community Recognition

Lifetime Achievement Award, Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Bedford, VA, 2017, for contributions in the delivery of healthcare services and overall economic development.