Douglas D. Hawthorne, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Texas Health Resources, Arlington, TX

Mr. Hawthorne is the chief executive officer of Texas Health Resources. Under his leadership, Texas Health entities have received numerous awards. Four hospitals within Texas Health have been named among the Top 100 Hospitals in America nationally, regionally or for clinical excellence. The Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission and Dallas Together Forum have honored Texas Health for its commitment to diversity. In 1995 and 1998, the American Hospital Association presented Texas Health with the coveted NOVA Award for outstanding community service. Mr. Hawthorne oversaw the joining of Presbyterian Healthcare Resources, Harris Methodist Hospitals and Arlington Memorial Hospital—a move that helped create Texas Health in 1997.

Mr. Hawthorne’s other notable career achievements include six mentions in seven years (2003 – 2009) in Modern Healthcare magazine’s list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare, receiving the Modern Healthcare CEO IT award in 2008, receiving the Texas Hospital Association Trustee Award in 2004, receiving the American College of Healthcare Executives 2002 Gold Medal Award, serving as chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and the Texas Hospital Association, receiving the Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Hospital Administration in 1994 from the Texas Hospital Association, and receiving the Boone Powell Sr. Award of Excellence for distinguished hospital administration by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council in 1996.

Mr. Hawthorne currently serves as the chair of the Health Leadership Council Executive Task Force on the Uninsured as well as a member of the American Hospital Association President’s Forum. He is a past chairman of the board of Premier, an alliance of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems. He also served as chairman of North Texas LEAD (Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity) Initiative and currently serves on the board of LHP Hospital Group. He was formerly on the board and executive committee of the American Hospital Association, and he is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2007, he received the Greer Garson-E.E. Fogelson Humanitarian Award for helping people and furthering awareness of Parkinson’s disease. He served as an adjunct faculty member of the department of healthcare administration at Trinity University for the 2007 – 2008 academic year as well as an adjunct faculty member in the department of Health Services Administration for The University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2007 – 2010.

Mr. Hawthorne serves on the Trinity University Board of Trustees, is a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and is Ruling Elder of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hawthorne earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in healthcare administration from Trinity University in San Antonio.