Full Name
Ed Jones
Title
President & CEO
Organization
HealthTrust
Speaker Bio
Ed Jones, the President and CEO of HealthTrust/ SVP of HCA, is responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of a comprehensive spend management business that is majority-owned and managed by HCA. Jones oversees all dimensions of a $45B portfolio; as well as, directs all consulting, managed services and outsource relationships, including accountability for HCA supply-chain, contract labor staffing performance, and clinical education.
Ed’s leadership encompasses several HealthTrust/ HCA business ventures that strengthen provider performance and competitive advantage, including:
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions- Clinical labor staffing and consulting company including a proprietary program called StaRN (training program for all new nurses)
• HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement-Responsible for providing continual education for over 90,000 nurses at HCA through a team of approximately 650 clinical educators and several simulation labs
• HealthTrust Europe, which provides sourcing and supply chain services to 39 Provider trusts in the U.K.
• HealthTrust Global Sourcing Office in Shanghai, China
• CoreTrust – the leading commercial market souring and sourcing company for indirect spend
He has more than 38 years of experience within HCA, serving previously as Chief Operating Officer for HealthTrust for three years, with responsibility for strategic sourcing, clinical operations, custom contracting, supplier diversity, and regional operations. Prior to that, Jones served in several leadership roles within HCA for 20 years and prior to that served in front line roles at a hospital for seven years.
Jones is a founding board member of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium. He is also a member and subcommittee member of the Federation of American Hospitals, serves as the past board chair on the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) board. He also serves on the board of Galen College of Nursing and is the Chairman of the finance committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Ed’s leadership encompasses several HealthTrust/ HCA business ventures that strengthen provider performance and competitive advantage, including:
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions- Clinical labor staffing and consulting company including a proprietary program called StaRN (training program for all new nurses)
• HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement-Responsible for providing continual education for over 90,000 nurses at HCA through a team of approximately 650 clinical educators and several simulation labs
• HealthTrust Europe, which provides sourcing and supply chain services to 39 Provider trusts in the U.K.
• HealthTrust Global Sourcing Office in Shanghai, China
• CoreTrust – the leading commercial market souring and sourcing company for indirect spend
He has more than 38 years of experience within HCA, serving previously as Chief Operating Officer for HealthTrust for three years, with responsibility for strategic sourcing, clinical operations, custom contracting, supplier diversity, and regional operations. Prior to that, Jones served in several leadership roles within HCA for 20 years and prior to that served in front line roles at a hospital for seven years.
Jones is a founding board member of the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium. He is also a member and subcommittee member of the Federation of American Hospitals, serves as the past board chair on the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) board. He also serves on the board of Galen College of Nursing and is the Chairman of the finance committee. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
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