About Us CoxHealth Leadership Max D. Buetow, President and Chief Executive Officer Max D. Buetow is the president and CEO of CoxHealth. Max joined the organization in 2012 as the director of Springfield Neurological and Spine Institute. His career path continued in the neurosciences when he assumed the role of administrative director for the neuroscience service line. In 2015, Max was given the opportunity to become a vice president with Cox Medical Group (CoxHealth’s physician entity), while also elevating to vice president of neurosciences. In June 2020, Max moved into the role of chief operating officer, where he had operational responsibility for the enterprise’s six hospitals.Prior to CoxHealth, Max worked as operations and distribution manager for Sara Lee Fresh Bakery, developing an affinity for LEAN/Six Sigma process improvement. Max received his undergraduate degree from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York and his MBA at Drury University in Springfield.Max currently serves as the chairman for Multipli Credit Union and a board member for Drury University’s Breech School of Business Advisory Board and SkyWord Sports Ministries. Max is also very involved in his local church and enjoys spending time with his wife, Laura, and their four children. Executive Vice Presidents Amanda Hedgpeth, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Charity Elmer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel Jake McWay, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Ron Prenger, Executive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer Timothy Jones, DO, Executive Vice President, President Cox Medical Group Senior Vice Presidents Ashley Casad, Senior Vice President, System Operations, President, Springfield Hospitals Beth Polivka, MOL, BSN, RN, CENP, Senior Vice President, System Chief Nursing Officer Brock Shamel, Senior Vice President Operations Shawn Usery, MD, Senior Vice President, System Chief Medical Officer William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Community Hospital Group, President Cox Branson Vice Presidents Abby Craigmyle, Vice President, Corporate Integrity Alicia Allen, Vice President, Nursing Amy DeMelo, President Cox College Andrea Elliot, Vice President, Finance Andrea McKay, President Cox Monett Hospital Andrew Hedgpeth, Vice President, Human Resources Bryan Williams, Vice President CoxHealth Medical Group Cheryl Hertel, Vice President Chief Information Officer Chris Wyatt, President Cox Barton County Hospital Daniel Roth, Vice President Operations David Raney, Vice President Business Development David Taylor, Vice President Operations Deanna Maples, Vice President, Accounting and Controller Ellen Hammock, Vice President CoxHealth Medical Group Heather Swearengin, Vice President Consumer Experience Jim Farmer, Vice President CoxHealth at Home Jann Holland, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications Jeff Hawkins, Vice President Operations John Chastain, Vice President, Finance and Revenue Cycle Lisa Alexander, President CoxHealth Foundation Lori Cantrell, Vice President, Finance Trina Hargis, Vice President, Nursing Community Hospital Group Matthew Aug, President Cox HealthPlans Matthew Turner, Vice President Operations Patrick Murfee, Vice President Chief Technology Officer Rod Schaffer, Vice President, Facilities Management Staci Rogers, MD, Chairman, JOC, Chief Transformation Officer Teresa Coyan, Chief of Staff, Vice President Government Relations