Brittany Lavis has been at the helm as the Chief Executive Officer for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) for just under a month since being selected in late January.
Before assuming this role, she served as Chief Financial Officer for the DMC. She was responsible for the finance teams to ensure strong fiscal leadership across the organization. In addition to traditional finance responsibilities, she has also been responsible for the DMCs Graduate Medical Education program, DMC University Lab, and the DMC Health Access Center. Her direct leadership extended beyond finance to ensure we remained a competitive academic institution, as well as improved access to care through DMC Ambulatory and Laboratory operations.
“I am enthusiastic about having the opportunity to lead the DMC,” Lavis said in a local report. “We have demonstrated a strong and enduring commitment to ensuring everyone has access to the care they need. As we go forward, we will be committed to maintaining and strengthening that commitment.”
Ms. Lavis came to the DMC from Tenet Healthcare’s Placentia-Linda Hospital where she was the hospital CFO and the Group CFO for all Tenet hospitals in Tenet’s Southern California Group which included seven hospitals. Brittany has been with Tenet for more than 11 years in finance leadership roles in different Tenet markets. She is a recipient of a Tenet Circle of Excellence award as well as an Audi award recipient for excellent achievement in full-scope audit results.
Ms. Lavis earned a master’s degree in business administration from Wake Forest University School of Business in Winston-Salem, N.C. and a bachelor’s degree from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.
Ms. Lavis has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to know as well as 100 Academic Medical Center CFOs to know. She was also selected as a Modern Healthcare 2018 ‘Up & Comers’ for her outstanding leadership and sustained contribution to the healthcare industry.
Tenet Healthcare’s CEO Saum Sutaria said in a published report that Lavis has displayed impressive leadership during her time with the group.
“She has shown her sincere passion for serving the people of Detroit and all of southeast Michigan, and we have every confidence she will help carry the spirit of the DMC forward with resolve to accomplish much more,” Sutaria said in the published report.
The Detroit Medical Center is one of the region’s premier healthcare providers and is a world-class academic medical center. Its mission is to continually provide compassionate, high-quality, and safe care to the people of the city of Detroit and the other communities they serve, especially to those who are most in need.
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