Adam Head
CARTI Inc. of Little Rock named Adam Head as its president and chief executive officer.
Head has been the chief operating officer of the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock since 2013, according to a CARTI news release on Tuesday.
“I have watched over the years as CARTI has grown from a radiation therapy provider to a full-service multidisciplinary cancer provider,” Head said in the release. “I have always been impressed with the dedication and reputation of CARTI’s physicians and staff and their focus on the mission of delivering the best in cancer care. I am looking forward to being part of that mission.”
CARTI is Arkansas’ largest nonprofit cancer care provider.
Head replaces Jan Burford who retired in February after 26 years as its president and CEO. Craig Comish, CARTI’s chief operations officer, has been the interim CEO.
A national search had been conducted to find Burford’s replacement.
“When we first started the search, we knew we needed someone who had a passion for delivering high quality patient care and who focused on clinical outcomes,” said Harry Hamlin, president of the CARTI Board of Directors and a member of the CEO Search Committee. “Adam has a proven track record at the Heart Hospital, earning accolades for his strategic direction, his leadership and his focus on patient satisfaction. We are looking forward to Adam joining our team.”
Head began his career in health care in 2004 as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps at Martin Army Hospital in Fort Benning in Georgia. He served in military in Ramadi, Iraq. He returned to Arkansas in 2008 as the assistant administrator of the Arkansas Heart Hospital. He also has served as the chief operating officer of HealthSouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham and of Medical Assets Holding Co. in Little Rock.
CARTI had to hire a management consulting firm, the Berkeley Research Group of Emeryville, California, last August because it reported an operating loss of $13.8 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016. As a result, the Little Rock nonprofit fell below the required debt-service coverage ratio on the $49 million bond issue that was used to build CARTI’s four-story center that opened in November 2015.
BRG’s improvement plan began in December. BRG reported in April that the initiatives that already have been put in place are expected to result in an annual savings of $2.7 million.
Head will officially join CARTI Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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