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  James P. Hamill

 

James P. HamillPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Education
B.A., Political Science, Georgetown University
M.H.A., Georgia State University

Military
Upon graduation from Georgetown University, Mr. Hamill was commissioned in the United States Army. His service included a tour of duty in Vietnam as Commander of a Forward Area Weapons Unit.

Career Summary
Mr. Hamill became the President and CEO of Washington County Health System, Inc. in September 2000. Since taking this position, he has organized and led a system-wide strategic planning process designed to set the course for the Health System in the decade ahead. In addition, he has continued the integration of the major business units of the Health System and created new opportunities for physician participation.

He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Quintiles Consulting and the Lewin Group, a subsidiary of Quintiles Transnational. His responsibility was to manage a wide variety of international consulting practices which included as clients, governments, the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries, and health care insurers and providers. Prior to that time, Mr. Hamill served as Group Vice President of Accelerated Clinical Research, a division of Quintiles. There, he developed a complete new structure for the company, developed strategies for globalization of company products and services, and acquired five companies.

From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Hamill was President and CEO of Holy Cross Health in Silver Springs, Maryland. His accomplishments included organizational change and significant quality improvement, improved staff moral, and net revenues making it the most successful hospital in its service area. Mr. Hamill served in the Chicago area as Chief Executive Officer of Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical Center, a post he held from 1985 to 1987. From 1973 to 1985, he served as Vice President for Administrative and Patient Care Services of Mercy Hospital and later as President of Misericordia Health System, in Davenport, Iowa. During these years, he planned and opened a replacement hospital on schedule and on budget, developed a medical office pavilion and developed a community based integrated delivery network.

Current Areas of Responsibility
Washington County Health System, Inc.
Washington County Hospital
Antietam Health Services, Inc.
Washington County Hospital Endowment Fund

Membership in Community and Civic Organizations
The Greater Hagerstown Committee, Inc.
Rotary Club of Hagerstown
Covenant Health Systems, Inc. Board of Directors

 

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Washington County Hospital
251 East Antietam Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-790-8000