Thomas Urban is a former hospital President and Chief Executive Officer with more than 30 years experience in healthcare leadership and management. He brings to Gibbins Advisors the accumulated expertise of his established career across all facets of regional hospital operations and health system leadership, including physician relations, turnaround, and strategic planning.

During his 25-year career at Mercy Health, Tom led various growth and development initiatives that established Mercy Health – Fairfield Hospital as a leading healthcare provider in Butler County, Ohio. He served as President of Mercy Fairfield for 11 years, undertaking administrative responsibility for all aspects of this 250-bed community hospital with $230 million net operating revenue.

Prior to that, Tom spent six years as Senior Vice President, Catholic Health Partners (CHP) and President and CEO of the CHP – Southwest Ohio Region. Under his regional leadership of this six hospital, four long-term care facility network, the organization developed tertiary services at Mercy Health’s Anderson and Fairfield Hospitals, while he additionally provided oversight for the expansion and upgrading of services at Mercy Health – Clermont Hospital.

Tom currently plays a key role in Gibbins Advisors’ Independent Monitor team, responsible for ensuring HCA adheres to certain contractual commitments around retaining hospitals, services, and charity care relating to its $1.5 billion acquisition of Mission Health System’s six-hospital portfolio in North Carolina.