Audrey Gregory, Ph.D., RN, has returned to Memphis as chief executive officer at Saint Francis Healthcare. She succeeds David Archer, who recently announced his retirement.
Gregory will be responsible for overseeing all areas of operations at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Chris Locke, CEO at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett will remain in his position. Gregory will report to Garry Gause, CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Southern Region.
Gregory, who has more than 20 years of nursing experience, began her Tenet career in 2004 at Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Florida, as director of emergency services before being named director of nursing and then chief nursing officer in 2008.
In 2011, she was promoted to chief operating officer (COO) at St. Francis, where she was responsible for all aspects of day-to-day operations including key medical, surgical, quality and ancillary services at the 519-bed facility. She was promoted to chief executive officer (CEO) at Placentia-Linda Hospital in Placentia, California in 2014.
Gregory earned a Ph.D. in global leadership concentrating in corporate and organizational management from Lynn University in Boca Raton as well as both a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia.