President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Thomas joined Ochsner Health System in 1998. As President and Chief Operating Officer, Thomas has operational responsibility for Ochsner's eight hospital locations, more than 38 regional clinic locations and all corporate functions.
Thomas brings to Ochsner ten years of administrative expertise in management, finance, operations and strategic planning. Prior to Ochsner, he served as President/CEO of Foundation Medical Partners, Inc., a multi-specialty physician group subsidiary of the Southern New Hampshire Health System in Nashua, NH.
Thomas received his Masters Degree in Business Administration in 1994 from Boston University Graduate School of Management, and an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from New Hampshire College in Manchester, NH. Thomas is a Certified Public Accountant, a Fellow in The American College of Healthcare Executives, Chairman of the American Hospital Association Section for Health Care Systems Governing Council, a board member of Healthy Lifestyle Choices, and a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and New Orleans Business Council.
