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CommonSpirit Health

Hospital President

Chattanooga, TN · On-site

As our President of Memorial Hospital Hixson, you will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction set forth by the CommonSpirit strategic plan. Every day, you will connect the elements ...

CHI Health

Hospital President

Kearney, NE · On-site

$126.87 - $177.62/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President at Good Samaritan now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you'll make business ...

CHI Health

Hospital President

Kearney, NE · On-site

$126.87 - $177.62/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President at Good Samaritan now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you'll make business ...

CommonSpirit Health

Hospital President

Kearney, NE · On-site

As our Hospital President at Good Samaritan now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you'll make business decisions and work with our team ...

CHI Health

Hospital President

Kearney, NE · On-site

$126.87 - $177.62/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President at Good Samaritan now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you'll make business ...

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Merced, CA

$185.44 - $259.62/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our President, you will provide comprehensive operational ... hospital operations and * None, upon hire Preferred * Masters Other Master's degree in healthcare ...

CommonSpirit Health

Hospital President

Redding, CA · On-site

... hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings ... As our President, you will provide comprehensive operational leadership for your specific entity.

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Stockton, CA

$223.42 - $312.78/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President, you will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for all aspects of our institution, ensuring the highest standards of patient ...

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Stockton, CA

$223.42 - $312.78/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President, you will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for all aspects of our institution, ensuring the highest standards of patient ...

CommonSpirit Health

Hospital President

Merced, CA · On-site

... hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings ... As our President, you will provide comprehensive operational leadership for your specific entity.

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Stockton, CA · On-site

$223.42 - $312.78/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Hospital President, you will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for all aspects of our institution, ensuring the highest standards of patient ...

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Redding, CA

$213.26 - $298.57/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our President, you will provide comprehensive operational ... hospital operations Preferred * Master's degree in healthcare administration or business ...

Dignity Health

Hospital President

Merced, CA · On-site

$185.44 - $259.62/hr

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our President, you will provide comprehensive operational ... hospital operations and * None, upon hire Preferred * Masters Other Master's degree in healthcare ...

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How much do hospital president jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 23, 2026, the average hourly pay for hospital president in the United States is $33.62, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $30.77 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a hospital president do?

A Hospital President is the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing all operations and strategic direction of a hospital. They ensure that clinical, financial, and administrative functions run smoothly while maintaining high standards of patient care. Hospital Presidents work closely with medical staff, department heads, and the board of directors to implement policies, manage budgets, and comply with healthcare regulations. Their leadership is crucial in navigating challenges, improving patient outcomes, and fostering a positive workplace culture.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a hospital president?

To thrive as a Hospital President, you need a robust background in healthcare administration, business management, and a relevant advanced degree such as an MHA or MBA. Familiarity with hospital information systems, regulatory compliance tools, and financial management software is typically required. Exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and strong interpersonal skills set top performers apart in this executive role. These competencies are crucial for ensuring operational excellence, quality patient care, and sustainable organizational growth in a complex healthcare environment.

What are some of the main challenges a hospital president faces in balancing clinical quality and financial sustainability?

A Hospital President often faces the challenge of ensuring high standards of patient care while also maintaining the hospital's financial health. This requires making strategic decisions about resource allocation, investing in quality improvement initiatives, and navigating regulatory requirements. Balancing the expectations of medical staff, patients, and the broader community with operational efficiency is a daily responsibility. Successful Hospital Presidents foster collaboration among clinical, administrative, and financial teams to achieve goals that support both patient outcomes and organizational sustainability.

What is the difference between Hospital President vs Hospital CEO?

Hospital PresidentHospital CEO
Focuses on strategic leadership, community relations, and overall hospital visionHandles daily operations, management, and administrative functions
Typically reports to the Board of DirectorsReports to the Hospital President or Board
Requires healthcare administration experience, often with a master's degree in healthcare or businessRequires healthcare management experience, often with similar educational background

The Hospital President and Hospital CEO roles often overlap, but the President usually emphasizes strategic planning and external relations, while the CEO manages daily operations. Both positions require healthcare leadership experience and are vital for hospital success.

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Infographic showing various Hospital President job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Locum Tenens, 4% As Needed, 69% Full Time, 18% Part Time, and 8% Contract. Highlights an 97% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $69,923 per year, or $33.6 per hour.

Hospital President

St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land, TX • On-site

$146.90 - $205.66/hr

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Job description

Where You'll Work
CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 by Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. With its national office in Chicago and a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit operates more than 2,000 care sites from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen - both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
St. Luke's Health-Sugar Land Hospital offers the latest technology and treatments for residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery. Our recently opened Family Birthing Center offers incomparable care and amenities in a spa-like environment to provide a VIP-Very Important Pregnancy-experience. Since 2008 our experienced doctors nurses and support staff have provided expert care to support our community.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Hospital President, you are the executive responsible for the daily operations of the assigned hospital facility and its joint ventures. You will be responsible for implementing the key strategies developed and approved by the Market President, initiatives from CommonSpirit Health (parent), and other directives and initiatives assigned by the President of the South Region. In conjunction with other members of both the site and market leadership teams, the medical staff, service line leaders, and others, you ensure the hospital provides high quality patient care in a values-based environment.
Every day you will serve as a member of the Hospital Leadership Team and provide significant input into decisions impacting objectives, KPIs and goals of both the assigned medical center and market-wide strategies. Key performance metrics (KPIs) of the culture include employee engagement, medical staff satisfaction, patient experience scores and other organizational metrics.
Roles and responsibilities may be altered to accommodate changing business conditions and objectives as well as to tap into the skills and experience of its employees. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific work that is listed. It is not required that any position perform all duties listed, so long as primary responsibilities are consistent with the work as described. Position reports to the Market President.
To be successful in this role, you must fulfill the following key job responsibilities:
  1. Responsible for the development of a patient-centered culture consistent within the hospital's mission, vision and values. An incumbent is expected to meet or exceed KPIs for goals related to:
    • Patient Quality standards and safety standards as measured by Leapfrog;
    • Maintain high Patient Experience scores in alignment with CommonSpirit Health standards;
    • Sustainability of operations as measured by EBITDA margin percentage,
    • Achieve exceptional Employee Engagement scores in alignment with CommonSpirit Health standards;
    • Other relevant metrics to drive organizational performance.
  2. Responsible for establishing and maintaining highly effective relations with the hospital medical staff.
  3. Responsible for evaluating and improving operations to ensure appropriate outcomes and attainment of key performance metrics and goals
  4. Responsible for overseeing financial management of assigned medical centers, including monitoring budgets, productivity measures, revenue and expense management, and other internal controls to ensure defined targets and maximum performance measures are attained.
  5. Responsible for recommending/overseeing capital improvements such as upgrading medical facilities, including construction/renovation of structures and purchase of new equipment
  6. Responsible for partnering with various Strategic Service Lines on growth and expansion initiatives
  7. Responsible for leading/implementing strategic plans, programs and projects to monitor, evaluate, integrate and improve overall medical center operations and quality of care in line with healthcare reform mandates and new organizational/delivery models.
  8. Effective performance requires a high degree of professionalism and the ability to interact collaboratively and effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders to increase the growth, visibility and financial viability of the hospital. An incumbent exercises sound judgment, engenders positive relations, and projects a can-do attitude in leading action-oriented medical center management.

Key contacts include the Houston Market Leadership teams, members of the Hospital Professional Staff, community constituents, physicians and other healthcare professionals to gain acceptance of recommendations regarding new programs/systems/policies and financial/performance improvement opportunities. An incumbent maintains close ties to all hospital and ambulatory departments, medical group stakeholders, and medical staff to ensure efficient, high quality, cost-effective and compliant operations, integration of operational/administration initiatives and achievement of key performance metrics.
Job Requirements
Required Education and Experience
  • Master's Degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health administration or related field
  • Ten (10) years progressive executive leadership experience in an academic environment preferred.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
  • Excellent clinical and business skills
  • Management skills suitable for a complex tertiary level patient care setting
  • Breadth of knowledge of all areas of patient care

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