(LUBBOCK) – Covenant Health is pleased to announce Troy Thibodeaux will become the new chief operations officer (COO) of Covenant Health System.
As COO, Thibodeaux will oversee the operations of Covenant Health, including Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Women’s and Children’s and Covenant Specialty Hospital.
“Beyond his extensive experience in the health care industry, Troy possesses humility, wisdom, humor and a strong faith,” Richard Parks, president and chief executive officer of Covenant Health, said. “I am convinced his leadership strengths and personal values will be a perfect fit for Covenant.”
Thibodeaux’s career in health care system leadership spans 18 years. He comes to Lubbock from Longview where he served as the executive vice president and COO for Good Shepherd Health System.
Prior to working at Good Shepherd, Thibodeaux was the vice president of operations for East Texas Medical Center located in Tyler.
A committee comprised of a physician advisory group, Covenant’s administrators and Covenant’s Board of Directors chose Thibodeaux out of 200 applicants.
Thibodeaux received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos and a master’s degree in health care administration from Texas Woman’s University in Denton. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Thibodeaux is married to Lynnette, and they have two daughters.
Covenant Health
Covenant Health is the largest health care institution in the region with 1,033 licensed beds, more than 4,500 employees and a medical staff of more than 600 physicians at its cornerstone facilities.
Covenant is a member of St. Joseph Health in Orange County and serves a 62-county area spanning West Texas and eastern New Mexico, with a population in excess of 1.2 million. Cornerstone hospitals are Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Women’s and Children’s and Covenant Specialty Hospital. Other system hospitals are Covenant Hospital Levelland and Covenant Hospital Plainview, along with 12 other affiliated hospitals across the region.
Contact: Holly Kennedy, 806.725.6358