Las Vegas, Nevada - Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center announces Cullen Brown as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective August 19th. In this position, Brown will oversee the operations of the Emergency Department, Surgical Services Department and other areas of the 246 bed facility. Brown most recently served as Vice President of Operations at Los Robles Medical Center, an HCA Far West Division Facility in Thousand Oaks, California.
"I am honored to be given the opportunity to help lead this tremendous group of professionals at Southern Hills Hospital," Brown said. "My goal is to continue to extend our mission of providing the highest quality care for our patients and the communities we serve."
At Los Robles, Brown oversees several departments including neurosciences, radiology, laboratory, environmental services, food and nutrition, respiratory, and outpatient wound care. Brown was also instrumental in leading $35 million in capital improvement for the hospital, including relocating and renovating several departments.
"We are thrilled to have Cullen join the administrative team at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center," said Alexis Mussi, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Hills Hospital. "Cullen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role. I look forward to the great things that he will help us accomplish as we continue to advance Southern Hills to meet the healthcare needs of the Las Vegas community."
Prior to Los Robles, Brown held progressive leadership roles at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, an HCA hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He also worked at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System's bone marrow transplant clinic and interned for the HCA Healthcare North Texas Division in the business development department.
Brown was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee before moving to Dallas, Texas to study economics at Southern Methodist University. From there he moved to Richmond, Virginia and received his Master in Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Brown will be relocating to Las Vegas with his wife Kari, an elementary school teacher.