Audrey Gregory
Audrey Gregory
October 28, 2019
Oct 15, 2019 -- DETROIT —Audrey Gregory, Ph.D., R.N., will assume the roles of president of the DMC and Chief Executive Officer, Adult Central Campus.
Dr. Audrey GregoryDr. Gregory comes to the DMC from Tenet Healthcare’s Saint Francis Healthcare System in Memphis, where she served as Market CEO, and CEO of St. Francis Hospital - Memphis. In Dr. Gregory’s new roles, she will serve as CEO Adult Central Campus, which includes Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, Detroit Receiving and Heart Hospitals, and have market-level operational oversight for the Rehabilitation Hospital of Michigan and Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Gregory will report to Dr. Anthony Tedeschi, DMC CEO.
Dr. Gregory is a highly respected leader who has been recognized nationally for her commitment and dedication. As a recipient of three Tenet Circle of Excellence awards, Dr. Gregory has been with Tenet for 15 years in a variety of senior leadership roles, including Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer and CEO Placentia-Linda Hospital in Southern California.
“With her extensive background in both nursing and administration, Dr. Gregory will be a tremendous asset to our organization,” said Dr. Tedeschi. “She will play a key role in developing critical market-wide strategic initiatives aimed at helping us achieve our mission of continually providing compassionate and high-quality care to the communities we serve – especially to those who are most in need.”
Dr. Gregory is a member of the Tennessee Hospital Association Board of Directors and the Memphis Chamber Chairman’s Circle. In 2017, she was awarded Diversity Champion by the Tennessee Hospital Association. She has been featured in Becker’s Hospital Review as Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know, African American Leaders in Healthcare and Nurses Who Transitioned to Hospital CEO. She serves as Chairperson of the Tennessee Hospital Association’s Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Advisory Council.
Dr. Gregory earned a Ph.D. in global leadership from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. She earned both a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia.