Judy Rich

As president and chief executive officer of TMC HealthCare, Judy Rich oversees the integrated health care delivery system, while also steering strategic development initiatives to support long-term growth and stability. TMC HealthCare includes Tucson Medical Center, TMC Medical Network/TMCOne, Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Benson Hospital, TMC Rincon Health Campus, TMC Foundation, and strategic partnerships.

Rich has had a varied health care career since she received an undergraduate degree in nursing from New York’s Roberts Wesleyan College and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She held management positions at St. Mary’s Hospital in Palm Beach, Florida, for 15 years and served as a chief operating officer at Wellmont Health System, in Kingsport, Tennessee, before moving to Tucson in 2003.

She was a chief operating officer for Tucson Medical Center until 2005 and joined The Bard Group in Boston as a senior consultant, with a focus on physician engagement in large academic medical centers. Upon returning to Tucson Medical Center in June 2007, Rich led the hospital in a financial turnaround.

She has served on the boards of the American Hospital Association, Vizient West Coast, and the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, and is past chair of the Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association. She is also past chair of the United Way Campaign for Tucson and Southern Arizona, and she previously served on the boards of VHA National, EMERGE! Center Against Domestic Abuse and the executive advisory council of United Healthcare. Additionally, Rich is a member of the Chairman's Circle of Sun Corridor Inc.