As president of Ardent’s Oklahoma Region, Kevin Gross leads the operations of the Hillcrest HealthCare System, which includes Hillcrest Medical Center, Oklahoma Heart Institute, Hillcrest Hospital South, Bailey Medical Center, Hillcrest Hospital Claremore, Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital, and the Utica Park Clinic physician group.
Mr. Gross has more than 30 years of experience in all sectors of the hospital industry. Prior to joining Ardent, he was senior vice president for hospital operations for RehabCare Group Inc. Earlier in his career, he served as president and chief executive officer of United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls, Texas; St. Luke’s Medical Center, part of the HealthONE system in Denver, Colorado; and Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, as well as president of HCA’s Midwest Division.
A fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Mr. Gross earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.