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16 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Rising Stars: 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 Becker's Hospital Review is pleased to recognize the following 25 men and women who, before reaching the age of 40, have excelled as healthcare leaders. These administrative leaders have made considerable accomplishments early in their professional lives, and they have shown promise to continue succeeding throughout their careers in healthcare. Note: The following leaders were collected through peer nominations and editorial research. There are no fees involved and no one can pay to be included on this list. Leaders were under 40 years of age at the time of their nomination. They are presented in alphabetical order. Barry "Skipper" Bondurant. Administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Tenn.). Mr. Bondurant, 38, has served as CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City since 2012. Prior to his current position, he served as administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington, Tenn., a position he took on in 2008. Prior to leading Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, he served as assistant administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Tim Bowen. CEO of Mena (Ark.) Regional Health System. Mr. Bowen, 29, has served as CEO of Mena Regional Health System, a 65-bed community hospital, since September 2011. He joined Mena Regional in 2006 as a nuclear medicine technician before becoming an assistant administrator in 2010 and eventually serving as interim CEO prior to taking on the position permanently. Mr. Bowen earned an MBA from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark. Andre Boyd. COO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital (Bowling Green, Ky.). Mr. Boyd, 36, has served as COO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital since 2012. In this position, Mr. Boyd is responsible for a roughly $290 million budget. Prior to joining the C-suite at TriStar Greenview, Mr. Boyd served as associate COO of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., a position he held for about two years. 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 By Heather Punke Jim Brown. CEO of Ambulatory Services at Memorial Hermann Health System (Houston). Mr. Brown, 37, has served as the head of Memorial Hermann's ambulatory services since December 2012. In this position, Mr. Brown oversees the system's imaging centers, ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals and physical therapy clinics, among other responsibilities. Prior to taking over Memorial Hermann's ambulatory services, Mr. Brown served as CEO of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital. Steven Burghart. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Holtz Children's Hospital and Jackson Women's Hospital (Miami). Mr. Burghart, 39, served as COO of Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., for about two years before becoming chief administrative officer at Holtz Children's Hospital and Jackson Women's Hospital, both part of Jackson Health System in Miami. Mr. Burghart had been with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. for about eight years before joining Holtz Children's Hospital and Jackson Women's Hospital in April 2012. Gabrielle Cummings. Senior Vice President of Evanston (Ill.) Hospital. Ms. Cummings started her post-academic career as an administrative fellow at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., and held leadership positions in several of the system's facilities before becoming senior vice president of the system's Evanston Hospital. She earned a master's degree in healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis. Jason Dinger. CEO of MissionPoint Health Partners (Nashville, Tenn.). Mr. Dinger, 38, serves as CEO of MissionPoint Health Partners, a clinically integrated network and Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organization founded by Nashville-based St. Thomas Health. Under Mr. Dinger's leadership, MissionPoint has experienced more than 12 percent savings in cost and has added Capella Franklin, Tenn.-based Healthcare's four Tennessee hospitals to the network. Ben Dunford. CFO of Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale. Mr. Dunford, 36, has served as CFO of Texas Regional Medical Center since August 2011. During that time, he has improved the run-rate profitability of the 70-bed facility by 200 percent. He has also significantly reduced the hospital's overall costs. Prior to joining TRMC at Sunnyvale, he was a senior leader in Bain & Co.'s Performance Improvement Practice in Dallas. He has also served as an associate at Goldman Sachs in Dallas. J. Eric Evans. CEO of Sierra Providence Health Network (El Paso, Texas). Mr. Evans has served as CEO of Sierra Providence Health Network since September 2012. Sierra Providence Health Network is comprised of Providence Memorial Hospital, Providence Children's Hospital and Sierra Medical Center. He previously served as CEO of Lake Pointe Health Network in Rowlett, Texas, a position he began in 2010 when he was 32 years old. Before accepting this position, Mr. Evans had been with Lake Pointe Health Network since 2004. Gabrielle Finley-Hazle. CEO of North Shore Medical Center FMC Campus (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). Ms. Finley-Hazle, 35, has served as CEO of North Shore Medical Center FMC Campus since September 2012. She joined the organization in 2010 and previously served as COO. In that role, Ms. Finley-Hazle oversaw the completion of a hybrid operating room and special procedures bi-plane room. Ms. Finley-Hazle is the 2013 chair for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami Dade.