Tammy McClanahan

Tammy McClanahan has been associated with Norton Healthcare since volunteering as a teenager. She officially joined the organization in 1988 as a patient care associate and since then has held several positions of increasing responsibility within the organization. Tammy began her current role in September 2022 after serving for five years as system vice president, adult and pediatric service line.

She has been instrumental in overseeing operations and capital projects for nine outpatient locations. This included the 2011 construction of Norton Cancer Institute – Downtown and its $15 million renovation and expansion in 2020; the development of Norton Cancer Institute Women’s Cancer Center on the downtown campus; the $38 million construction of Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro in northeastern Louisville; and development of the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute service line.

Tammy earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Louisville School of Nursing, and her master’s degree in health care administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tammy is an oncology certified nurse, a member of the Association of Cancer Executives and the Association of Community Cancer Centers, and has served on the executive committee of the American College of Surgeons. She is on the board of directors for the Leadership Louisville Center.