Christie Eckhardt

Christie Eckhardt currently serves as System Vice President and General Counsel at Hendrick Health since November 2023. Prior to this role, Christie held various positions at Mercy from June 2018 to November 2023, including Vice President of Operations Counsel, Chief Operations Counsel, and Executive Director-Counsel. Previously, Christie was Assistant General Counsel at CoxHealth from August 2016 to May 2018 and General Counsel at Mom365 from October 2014 to August 2016. Additionally, Christie served as Assistant General Counsel at Midwest Administrative Services, Inc./Rosewood Care Centers from August 2008 to October 2014 and worked as an Attorney at St. Anthony's Medical Center from January 2007 to August 2008. Christie holds a Juris Doctor in Health Law from The University of Tulsa College of Law (1998-2001) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans (1994-1998).