Ascension Texas Names Timothy Brierty Regional Hospital President

Timothy Brierty, LFACHE, has accepted the role of regional hospital president at Ascension Texas, overseeing three Ascension Seton hospitals, effective immediately. Brierty previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas.

As regional hospital president, Brierty will have leadership responsibilities for Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, Ascension Seton Shoal Creek and Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. For each of these sites of care, he will oversee day-to-day operations, serve as a leader who articulates the hospital’s mission and vision to the public community, and lead development of strategies and policies for each hospital.

“We are incredibly fortunate to have Tim serving on the executive team at Ascension Seton, as he has proven to be a compassionate and effective leader,” said Christann Vasquez, Chief Operating Officer of Ascension Texas. “I look forward to his continued engagement and commitment as Regional Hospital President, and I am confident he will continue to support the growth of our health system in this new role.”

Brierty has an extensive background as a healthcare executive with more than 27 years’ experience. He joined Ascension Seton in October 2018 as Chief Operating Officer at Dell Seton Medical Center. While in this role, the hospital has exceeded goals for patient satisfaction scores, and the leadership team has been working to re-engineer AIM for Excellence to continuously improve the quality indicators for safe and excellent care of patients.

Prior to joining Ascension Seton, Brierty began his career at The George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C. followed by progressive administrative leadership roles for more than 20 years with the McKenna Health System in New Braunfels, Texas. He served as the CEO of the McKenna Health System for 10 years. Brierty transitioned his career to the University Healthcare System (UHS) in San Antonio where he served as the CEO for the University Hospital. UHS owns and operates University Hospital, a Level I trauma, academic tertiary facility to include transplant services. He was responsible for the overall operational and financial accountability with oversight of operational effectiveness and performance, growth and strategic development as well as strengthening community partnerships.

Brierty earned a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He currently serves on the boards of HeartGift Foundation and The Mission of Divine Mercy.

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ABOUT ASCENSION TEXAS

In Texas, Ascension operates Providence Healthcare Network and Seton Healthcare Family, which includes Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, the region’s only comprehensive children’s hospital and pediatric Level I trauma center, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults. Seton partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and shares a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. Serving Texas for 115 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., operating 2,600 sites of care – including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org and www.dellchildrens.net.