Restructuring of Management

Ray Landry, Chief Executive Officer of Abbeville General Hospital, recently announced a management level restructuring to better position the hospital service district in a new health care delivery system model.

	Ray Landry, MS, FACHE, Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and Chief Executive Officer of Hospital Service District #2, Parish of Vermilion, Abbeville General Hospital, is a native of Abbeville and has 38 years of hospital administration experience, 23 of which are at Abbeville General. Landry is a 1974 graduate of Abbeville High School, 1978 graduate of USL, and in 1992 received a Master of Science in Healthcare Science Administration from College of St Francis, Joliet, Illinois. He is a graduate of Leadership Vermilion Class 1.
	Troy Hair, BS, Chief Financial Officer, native of Gueydan, has 21 years of hospital and nursing home financial management experience, 18 of which are at Abbeville General. Hair is a 1988 graduate of Gueydan High School, and a 1994 graduate of Louisiana Tech University.
	Chuck Guidry, RN, BSN, Chief Operating Officer, native of Kaplan, has 18 years of nursing and hospital management experience in the emergency room setting. Guidry is a 1991 graduate of Kaplan High School and 1997 graduate of USL. He is a graduate of Leadership Vermilion Class 2. Chuck is currently enrolled in the LSU MBA program with completion in the fall of 2016.
	Heidi Broussard, RN, BSN, CIC, Infection Control Practitioner, Chief Nursing Officer, a native of Maurice, has 21 years of nursing and management experience. Heidi was recently certified in the area of Infection Control by the Association of Practitioners in Infection Control. Broussard is a 1990 graduate of North Vermilion High School and 1995 of USL. Currently, she is a member of Leadership Vermilion Class 3. Effective March 28, 2016, Broussard was promoted to the position of Chief Nursing Officer.
	Brittany Thibodeaux, RN, BSN, Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, native of Erath, has 8 years of clinical nursing experience in the surgical area. Thibodeaux is currently studying to become a green belt in Lean Six Sigma performance management theory. Thibodeaux is a 2002 graduate of Erath High School and 2007 McNeese State University College. She is a graduate of Leadership Vermilion Class 2. Effective April 4, 2016, Thibodeaux was promoted to Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer.
	Weston Miller, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, practices as a general surgeon in the community and as Chief Medical Advisor to the hospital. Miller served as Chief of Staff in 1983 and has been on Medical Staff of Abbeville General since 1978.