HJNO Sep/Oct 2019

dialogue 12 SEP / OCT 2019 I  Healthcare Journal of NEW ORLEANS   Danny One onOne Hardman Danny Hardman is chief executive officer of University Medical Center. Danny brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to the table, most recently with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas. From 2017–2019, he served as chief op- erating officer and chief nursing officer at CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline, a 557-bed hospi- tal with a Level II Trauma Center, and CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial, a 341-bed hospital. A registered nurse, he has focused much of his career on improving patient safety and the patient experience. Danny is a native of Benton in northern Louisiana, and started his healthcare career at CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System in Shreveport. He went on to serve in many leadership positions at hospitals and health systems in the Southwest, including Nor- man Regional Health System in Norman, Oklahoma; McAlester Regional Health Center in McAlester, Oklahoma, where he was senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer; Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple, Texas, where he was vice president of patient care services; and Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he served as chief nursing officer. Among his top priorities at University Medical Center are operational capacity, new services growth, and population health. CEO, University Medical Center New Orleans