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Douglas D. Hawthorne, chief executive officer, Texas Health Resources (THR), Arlington, TX

Doug is the chief executive officer of Texas Health Resources (THR). Under his leadership, THR entities have received numerous awards. Four hospitals within THR 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 THR for its commitment to diversity. In 1995 and 1998, the American Hospital Association presented THR with its coveted NOVA Award for outstanding community service. Doug oversaw the merger of Presbyterian Healthcare Resources, Harris Methodist Hospitals and Arlington Memorial Hospital – a move that helped create THR in 1997. Doug’s other notable career achievements include five consecutive mentions (2003-2007) in Modern Healthcare magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare, 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. Doug currently serves as chairman of the board of Premier, an alliance of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems and as chairman of North Texas Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity (LEAD) Initiative. He was formerly on the board and executive committee of the American Hospital Association and is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. In 2007 Doug received the Greer Garson-E.E. Fogelson Humanitarian Award for helping people and furthering awareness of Parkinson’s disease. He is serving as an adjunct faculty member of the department of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University for the 2007-2008 academic year and an adjunct faculty member in the department of Health Services Administration for the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2007-2010. He is past president of the Circle 10 Council of the Boy Scouts of America and has been recognized by that group by receiving the Silver Beaver award, the distinguished Eagle Scout award. The Longhorn Council awarded him the Distinguished Citizen Award. Hawthorne serves on the Trinity University board of trustees, is a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and is a ruling elder of Highland Park Presbyterian Church. Doug earned BS and MS degrees in healthcare administration from Trinity University in San Antonio.

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