HJBR Sep/Oct 2019

dialogue 12 SEP / OCT 2019 I  Healthcare Journal of baton rouge   Dr. Richard Vath joined the health system in 2006, following two decades of private practice in pulmonology. He has served in a variety of roles, including chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge prior to joining the health system as its chief transformation officer. Dr. Vath has built strong partnerships and coalitions for innovation throughout the health system’s statewide markets and ministry. His efforts to create and develop Health Leaders Network have garnered the attention of many, both regionally and nationally, as he has accelerated the quality performance of the organization’s ambulatory delivery. Vath graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans in 1977, completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Alabama, Birmingham in 1980 and a Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship at UAB in 1983. One on One Richard R. Vath, MD President & CEO Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System