Episode 132: How A Hospital Can Succeed in Rural America with Darren Pearce, MBA, BSN, Vice President of Ambulatory Services at Navicent Health

Darren Pearce serves as the Chief Administrative Officer for Ambulatory & Retail Services for Navicent Health, an academic medical system including a Level 1 Trauma center, multiple rural acute outposts and post-acute offerings located in Central Georgia. A proud Navy veteran, Darren Pearce started his early career as a Registered Nurse and went on to complete his MBA as he transitioned from direct clinical work into the business of healthcare. Working for Navicent for close to 10 years, he served in various healthcare executive leadership roles across the Navicent Health system of care including ambulatory/retail, rural-setting acute care and post-acute rehabilitation where he has consistently demonstrated an innate ability to challenge the current state and create practical innovations to address both quality and service improvements. Darren's emphasis on mentoring frontline change agents to address culture barriers for improved clinical and business outcomes has become his trademark. His results in the areas of financial and quality improvements in rural settings has been recognized nationally.