St. David’s HealthCare announces new vice president of physician services


AUSTIN, Texas— Vyvyan Derouen, M.B.A., R.N., B.S.N., has been named vice president of physician services for St. David’s HealthCare and HCA Healthcare’s Central and West Texas Division. HCA Healthcare is St. David’s HealthCare’s national hospital operating partner.

As vice president of physician services, Derouen is responsible for leading the strategic direction and operations for nearly 500 employed physicians and advanced practice providers practicing at 150 locations across Central and West Texas. She assumed her new role on June 26.

“With leadership experience across various provider groups and healthcare systems, Vyvyan will play a key role in maintaining and growing our physician base as our footprint expands,” David Huffstutler, president and chief executive officer of St. David’s HealthCare, said. “We look forward to the many contributions she will bring to our healthcare system.”

Derouen most recently served as the division vice president of physician services for HCA Healthcare’s North Carolina Division, Mission Health, where she provided executive oversight to more than 110 locations and 650 providers. Prior to her role with Mission Health, Derouen served as vice president of physician services for the Tift Regional Health System in Tifton, Georgia.

Derouen also served in multiple leadership roles at Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tennessee, between 2011 and 2018, including vice president and chief administrative officer, executive director of cardiac services, director of invasive cardiovascular services, and regional director of operations and development.

Derouen earned her master’s degree in business administration from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.


Details

June 30, 2023

St. David's HealthCare
Name: Kat Griffith, ECPR Texas
Phone: (512) 797-4002
Email: kgriffith@ecprtexas.com