Memorial Hermann Health System names new senior vice president, chief medical quality officer

The Memorial Hermann Health System has a new leader that will be tasked with ensuring safety across its numerous hospitals across the Greater Houston area.

Memorial Hermann Health System on May 31 named Phillip Chang as its new senior vice president and chief medical and quality officer, according to a news release.

“Memorial Hermann remains committed to ensuring timely, accurate, safe and effective treatments for our patients and community,” said Jamie McCarthy, chief physician executive at Memorial Hermann, in the news release. “Dr. Chang will help us further deliver on this commitment, leveraging his clinical expertise and years of leadership experience to advance our culture of high reliability.”

Chang will be charged with overseeing the strategic direction and operational management of Memorial Hermann’s quality and safety programs and resources that support clinical quality and measurable excellence in patient safety, according to the release.

Chang has experience as a trauma and general surgeon, and in 2016 he was the system chief medical officer at UK HealthCare at the University of Kentucky, according to the release.

“Memorial Hermann’s vision to create healthier communities aligns so closely with my personal passion for addressing the most pressing health issues both within our hospital and clinic walls as well as out in the community,” Chang said in the release.

Chang earned his medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School; a Master of Business Administration from Gatton College of Economics and Business in Lexington, Kentucky; and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the news release said.

“My hope is to leverage my knowledge and experience to help create the best possible outcomes for our patients while also addressing the health issues that affect our neighbors across Greater Houston,” Chang said.