East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Steven Godbold, MBA, FACHE, has a strong background in healthcare administration, with over 25 years of experience. Steven began their career at the Medical University of South Carolina, where they worked as a Procurement Officer before moving into a role as Assistant Business Manager. In 2000, they joined MUSC Children's Health as a Finance Officer, where they played a key role in financial management for the organization for ten years. In 2010, they joined Ballad Health as the AVP / Chief Executive Officer of Niswonger Children's Hospital, overseeing the strategic direction and operations of the hospital until 2015. Since 2015, Steven has been working as the Chief Operating Officer at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, where they continue to demonstrate strong leadership and operational skills in ensuring the delivery of quality care.
Steven Godbold, MBA, FACHE completed their education at The Citadel, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from 1991 to 1995. Steven later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management, General at The Citadel from 2000 to 2003. Additionally, Steven Godbold attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education program, specializing in Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
In terms of certifications, they obtained the designation of Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) from the American College of Healthcare Executives in February 2007.
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, we are a private, independent, not-for-profit pediatric medical center that has served the children of East Tennessee since 1937. We are also certified by the state of Tennessee as the only Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center in East Tennessee. At East Tennessee Children's Hospital, children are our only concern, and that is what drives our mission: to provide the best possible health care to every child we serve from East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, southeast Kentucky and western North Carolina. It is a mission that centers on a profound and unchanging commitment to the physical, educational and emotional needs of each child. As the only medical center in East Tennessee devoted solely to children, Children's Hospital operates under one critically important guideline: children are not small adults. Their needs are unique and diverse. Every element of our approach to healing — from the specially trained staff to the sophisticated equipment to the cheerful decor — is child- and family-centered