Bill Davis serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Slidell Memorial Hospital. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare financial management, previously serving as the hospital's Chief Financial Officer and Acting CEO. Davis earned an MBA and bachelor's degree in accounting, and serves on several healthcare boards. Under his leadership, Slidell Memorial Hospital has received numerous awards for economic development, community involvement, and safety.

3. JOHN WILLIAM ‘BILL’ DAVIS
8016 Elizabeth Lane (985) 727-0421
Mandeville, LA 70448 bill_dot@bellsouth.net
Bill Davis serves as Slidell Memorial Hospital's Chief Executive Officer. Joining SMH
as its CFO in January 2001, Davis has helped lead the facility from a precarious
financial and operational situation to being a healthcare leader and important
resource to the community. In February 2012, SMH's Board of Commissioners voted
unanimously to offer the position of CEO to Davis, who served as the hospital's
Acting CEO since July 2011.
Davis boasts an extensive work history in healthcare financial management, with
more than 25 years of experience in this arena: Before coming to SMH, Davis was
director of network development and provider relations for SMA Health Plan, Inc.,
the third-largest HMO and second-largest PPO in Louisiana, and controller for
JoEllen Smith Medical Center, a 211-bed, multi-service hospital (a Tenet Healthcare
Corporation affiliate). Previous to those positions, Davis served both the Physician
Network Corp. of Louisiana and The Rehabilitation Institute of New Orleans as chief
financial officer.
Davis earned a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of New
Orleans in addition to a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of
Southern Mississippi. Davis graduated from both the Dale Carnegie Leadership
Series and the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute.
Davis serves on several healthcare-related boards including the Northshore Health
Alliance, the New Orleans Metropolitan Hospital Council, the Louisiana Hospital
Association Legislative Regulatory Policy Committee, ShareCor, the Louisiana
Hospital Association Medical Malpractice Trust Fund, and the Physician Medical
Malpractice Trust Fund. Additionally, Davis serves on the boards of the St.
Tammany Parish Economic Development District, the East St. Tammany Parish
Chamber of Commerce and STARC, a non-profit organization that serves
developmentally disabled citizens. In addition, Davis has held leadership positions
for various organizations in the past, including co-chairing the Managed Care
Committee of the Louisiana Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management
Association and acting as president of the Algiers Economic Development
Foundation Board.
Other organizational affiliations (current and past) include:
• St. Timothy on the Northshore United Methodist Church
• Aurora United Methodist Church Youth Group Counselor
• Aurora United Methodist Church Sunday School Teacher, Adult & Youth
• Aurora United Methodist Church, Treasurer

4. • United Way Southeast Louisiana Northshore Leadership Council
• The Chartwell Center, Board Member (School for Autistic Children)
• Northshore Business Council, Member
This year, Davis was honored with the 2014 Grassroots Champions Award from
American Hospital Association. Under his leadership, Slidell Memorial Hospital has
received the 2013 Economic Development Pioneer and the 2012 Community
Involvement Business of the Year from the East St. Tammany Chamber of
Commerce, as well as several hospital safety awards.