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Joseph Webb, D.Sc., MHA, FACHE is Chief Executive Officer of Nashville General Hospital (NGH) at Meharry, a publicly supported, community-based hospital which serves as the primary teaching hospital of Meharry Medical College.
Dr. Webb joined NGH in January 2015, bringing 25+ years of proven expertise in for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. He most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee.
Branded as a Visionary and Transformational leader, Dr. Webb has demonstrated success as both a fiscal and operational change agent. Dr. Webb began his career with Healthcare Services of America at Coastal Carolina Hospital where he served as Chief Executive Officer of the private 100 bed Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency Hospital. He then spent 17 years with Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee, where he served as Vice President, Operations at Methodist LeBonheur University Hospital, and then Chief Executive Officer at Methodist LeBonheur South. His prior experience also includes Chief Operations Officer of Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Dr. Webb is Board Certified in Healthcare Management and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He continues his professional development through active membership in the Mid-South Healthcare Executives and the National Association of Health Services Executives.
Dr. Webb obtained his Doctorate of Science in Health Services Administration and his Master of Science in Hospital and Health Services Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. He also holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Health and Physical Education from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee.