Siskin Hospital President Named to American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board
Matthew Gibson, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO of Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, has been appointed to the American Hospital Association (AHA) Regional Policy Board in Region 4 (RPB4). Regional Policy Boards foster communication between the AHA, its members and state hospital associations, and provide important input on critical public policy issues unique to a region. Region 4 area encompasses AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
“I’m honored to serve on the AHA Regional Policy Board and represent Siskin Hospital. Having the opportunity to represent the perspective of Chattanooga at the state and national levels is humbling,” said Dr. Gibson. “This is a critically important time of transformation in healthcare. Current initiatives and decisions being made at the federal and state levels will be important for our patients and all citizens of this region and state. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute in this new role.”
“Dr. Gibson is a passionate advocate for healthcare, and on behalf of the American Hospital Association, I congratulate him on this appointment,” said Rebecca Jolley, Regional Executive and Secretary of the RPB4. “He is a talented and innovative leader who is committed to transformative healthcare.”
The nine Regional Policy Boards meet three times each year and provide essential guidance on public policy issues considered by the AHA Board of Trustees, serve as ad hoc policy development committees when appropriate, and identify needs unique to a region.
Gibson has over twenty years of leadership experience. He was named president and CEO of Siskin in January of 2020 after serving as senior vice president and chief strategy officer for Erlanger Health System, where he focused on leading strategy, business development mergers and acquisitions and innovation. While there, he developed and implemented a comprehensive primary care/access strategy resulting in the opening of several new regional primary care clinics and six urgent care centers, along with the market’s first virtual primary care program.
His diverse experience includes managing operations through the oversight and organization of business strategy development and the growth and profitability of product lines at investor-owned hospitals and a large multi-state nonprofit health system.
Dr. Gibson is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and holds a PhD from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He also holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master's in Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His healthcare leadership extends both regionally and at the state level as a member of the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association Board of Directors and Tennessee Hospital Association Bylaws Committee