Michael W. Gough

Michael W. Gough was named executive vice president and chief operating officer on Oct. 30, 2017, after serving as executive vice president since Jan. 1, 2017. Before that, he served as system senior vice president of operations and chief financial officer since September 2003 and as vice president of finance since July 2000. Gough was chief financial officer at Caritas Health Services in Louisville from December 1994 to July 2000. From 1983 to 1994, he worked for Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. and its predecessors, Galen Healthcare and Humana Inc.; as vice president and chief financial officer for Audubon Regional Medical Center; chief financial officer for Medical Center Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama; assistant executive director of finance for Audubon Regional Medical Center; assistant executive director of finance at University of Louisville Hospital; and financial management specialist for McFarland Hospital in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Gough earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and business administration from Bellarmine University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Louisville. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Community Foundation of Louisville and OneWest. He is a past member of several other community boards. In 2009, Gough was selected by Business First as “CFO of the Year.” He is a member of the Bellarmine University Gallery of Distinguished Graduates.