New president named for Ascension Seton Hays and Bastrop hospitals

Career history

Drake spent the last seven years as a chief operating officer at St. David’s HealthCare and recently served at the St. David’s South Austin Medical Center.

Before working in Austin, Drake served as the chief operating officer at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, a 252-bed hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. As the COO, Drake provided administrative and financial oversight and led several major capital projects, including a surgical suite expansion, an electrophysiology lab and expanded cardiovascular services, according to the release.

“Her leadership background also includes serving as the Western Region Chief Business Development Officer for Prospect Medical Holdings, an organization owning 20 acute care and behavioral health hospitals across six states, and as Market Chief Strategy Officer for Valley Baptist Health System in Harlingen and Brownsville,” according to the release.

Diving in deeper

She has also previously held roles as acting COO and assistant CEO at Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, as well as administrative specialist and compliance positions at Lake Granbury Medical Center and Northwest Medical Center.

Drake received a master’s degree in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of Charleston. She is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, according to the release.