Orlando Health
Philip Koovakada is senior vice president for the Orlando Health South Central region and president of Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital and Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital. In this role, he manages operations for the South Central region with the Orlando Health senior executive team, and leads strategic and operational direction for the hospitals and health campuses in the region.
Philip has extensive healthcare leadership experience, including patient care, quality enhancement, operational and financial management, and building leadership teams. He formerly served as president and CEO for St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Under his leadership St. Luke’s served the community as a comprehensive stroke center, a STEMI/Level IV trauma-receiving organization and a Level IV maternal/Level IV NICU-designated facility. He has also served in leadership roles for NMC Health Network in Nacogdoches, Texas and for Tenet Health in Nacogdoches and Palm Springs, California.
He earned a bachelor’s in nursing from the University of St. Francis, a master’s in nursing and a master’s in healthcare administration from California State University, Long Beach. He is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Orlando Health
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Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $6.2 billion of assets under management. The system spans nine Florida counties with nearly 450 locations that include 13 wholly-owned hospitals and emergency departments; rehabilitation services, cancer centers, heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, more than 300 physician offices for adults and pediatrics, and 11 urgent care centers in partnership with CareSpot Urgent Care.