Steve Hanson
InvestorSpecial Advisor; Former CEO, Baptist Health Kentucky at Empactful Capital
Naples, Florida, United States
About
Steve Hanson is a Special Advisor at Empactful Capital, LLC, and holds faculty positions at Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He has served as CEO and operating partner for multiple healthcare organizations and ventures, including a health communication startup and remote patient monitoring company Prevounce, while advising venture capital and private equity firms. His experience includes optimizing performance across five health systems and four independent hospitals, executing over $500 million in turnarounds, and expanding employed physician networks by approximately 1,000 clinicians.
Experience
- University of OklahomaVisiting Professor and Executive Adviser to SVP Provost, OU Health Sciences Centercurrent2023 β presentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Empactful Capital LLCSpecial Advisorcurrent2022 β presentSilicon Valley and Philadelphia area
- Stephen C. Hanson and Associates and S/J PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2017 β presentNaples, FL, and Rochester, NY
- Department of Health Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast UniversityAdjunct Facultycurrent2020 β present
- Astarte Medical, Philadelphia areaDirector2019 β 2021
- CEO Advisory NetworkPartner2018 β 2021Danville, California
- Airis HealthInterim Chief Executive Officer2018 β 2021Louisville, Kentucky Area
- University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information SciencesExecutive in Residence2017 β 2020Louisville, Kentucky
- Baptist Health KentuckyChief Executive Officer2013 β 2017Louisville, Kentucky
- Texas Health ResourcesExecutive Vice President/Senior Executive Vice President2005 β 2012
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)President and Chief Executive Officer1999 β 2005Lexington, Kentucky
- Catholic Health PartnersExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer1997 β 1999Chicago, Illinois
- Millard Fillmore Health SystemExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer1993 β 1996Buffalo, New York
- The Finley Hospital and Tri States Health GroupPresident and Chief Executive Officer1985 β 1993Dubuque, Iowa
Education
- University of OklahomaMaster of Public Health (MPH), Health Administration1976
- Iowa State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Urban and Regional Planning1969 β 1973
- Iowa State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Strategy1969 β 1973
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