Richard Francis, Jr., has served as chairman of Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare since March 2002 and as CEO and a director of the company since its inception in 1999. Under his leadership, Symbion became a publicly held company and an ASC chain with nearly 100 successful surgery centers.
Prior to his work with Symbion, Mr. Francis worked as the president and CEO of UniPhy, which operates multispecialty clinics, independent practice associations and other outpatient services. Mr. Francis’ other leadership experience includes a stint as senior vice president of development and regional vice president for HealthTrust. In this capacity, he oversaw operations of 11 hospitals in five states.
Mr. Francis also serves on the Government Affairs Committee for the national Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. The committee is tasked with overseeing the operations of the government affairs department. This includes the establishment of a legislative and government affairs agenda for ASCA and the development of a policy-making process for legislative and regulatory issues.
