Matt Maxfield, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer
Matt Maxfield joined Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in April, 2011. Prior to joining Seton and LHP Hospital Group, Maxfield served as CEO of Brownwood Regional Medical Center. In addition, he was previously Associate Executive Director of Operations for Scott & White Hospital and Clinic in Temple, Texas. He served as CEO of Coryell Memorial Hospital in Gatesville, Texas and CEO of Burleson Memorial Hospital in Caldwell, Texas.
Maxfield is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Hospital Association, and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is presently serving on the Texas Workforce Investment Council state by appointment of Governor Rick Perry.
Maxfield was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a BBA in General Business, and received an MBA from the University of Dallas
Pamela Craig, Chief Nursing Officer
Pam Craig joined Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in August, 2011. Prior to joining Seton and LHP Hospital Group, she was the Chief Nursing Officer at Brownwood Regional Medical Center. Craig has been in nursing for more than 25 years.
Craig is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, Texas Organization of Nurse Executives, American Nurses Association, and the Texas Nurses Association. She serves as President-Elect for the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives and is a member of the Council on Policy Development for the Texas Hospital Association.
Craig co-authored a book entitled Nursing Assessment, Plan of Care, and Patient Education: The Foundation of Patient Care, published by HCPro. She was a contributor to the articles Keeping kids safe: One facility’s approach to pediatric security which appeared in the January 2008 issue of HCPro’s Briefings on Patient Safety and to Safety First: How Texas Hospital Are Creating a Culture of Safety with emphasis on Safe Staffing which appeared in the January/February 2010 issue of the Texas Hospital Association’s Texas Hospitals.
Craig was a 2009 recipient of the Excellence in Leadership Award by Community Health Systems. She received her nursing degree from Grand Canyon College, now University, where she graduated with High Distinction and is currently a graduate student at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing.
John Sharp, Chief Financial Officer
John Sharp joined Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in September, 2011. He has served as CFO most recently at Brownwood Regional Medical Center where he directed the financial operations and management of the hospital. He developed a financial management team to achieve established goals for the hospital that included financial, personnel and personal objectives.
Sharp was a 2009 Excellence in Leadership Award Recipient at Community Health Systems, and served as the key leader in evaluating and negotiating acquisitions of a physician-owned surgery center, physician-owned diagnostic center and largest physician practice in the area.
Sharp is an experienced and goal-oriented CFO with a demonstrated track record of leading operations to achieve financial growth. He has proven expertise in driving efficiency and productivity through evaluation of financial management systems and implementation of process improvements.
Sharp is a graduate of Howard Payne University with a BBA in Accounting and Finance.
Mona Tucker, MA SPHR, Director, Human Resources
Mona Tucker began her career in healthcare as a respiratory therapist over 25 years ago, 15 of which have been in human resources.
She has led projects such as implementation of a system-wide applicant tracking system. Most recently she led the implementation of an online scheduling program which provides flexibility to staff for scheduling while meeting the needs of the organization.
Tucker comes to SMCHH from St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital, part of St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System. She and the human resources team were actively involved and supportive of employee and community events. She previously served as President of HSHHRA, the local chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration. She is involved in local and national organizations.
Tucker was HR manager at CHRISTUS Health and at Vencor Hospital in Houston.
She earned her undergraduate degree from Ottawa University in Kansas and a graduate degree in Human Resources from Ottawa University. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
Melissa Purl, Director of Marketing
Melissa Purl joined Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in June, 2011. Purl was most recently the Director of Marketing at College Station Medical Center in College Station where she played a pivotal role in partnering with Texas A&M University to become the Official Healthcare Provide for Texas A&M Athletics. She also led marketing and PR activities at the state’s largest county facility located in Victoria, Texas.
Purl attended Texas A&M University and Texas A&I University in Kingsville. She is an award-winning former news editor and columnist, having worked at the Victoria Advocate for ten years. Her extensive experience directing marketing and public relations for several facilities will enable her to work within the community and throughout the region. She has been a hospital marketer for 19 years.
Luke N. Potts, Physician and Business Development
Luke N. Potts joined Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in November of 2011. Prior to joining Seton and LHP Hospital Group he worked as a Senior Recruiter and Regional Manager for the Scott & White Marrow Donor Program. While working at Scott & White he built an award winning recruitment program and was awarded the F.O.C.U.S. Award for Outstanding Customer Service. He has been nationally recognized for his innovations in donor center operations and recruitment philosophies.
Luke graduated from Texas A&M University with his Bachelors of Science degree and then attended the TAMHSC School of Rural Public Health. While at the School of Rural Public Health he acquired his Masters in Health Administration and was inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta, the national academic honor society for students in healthcare administration.
Luke was born and raised in Belton, TX where he and his wife have been small business entrepreneurs and long time community supporters.
