Marty Bonick is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ardent Health Services. Ardent is one of the largest private health systems in the U.S., encompassing 30 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho and New Jersey. Ardent employs more than 26,000 people including over 1,300 employed providers who collectively care for over 2.7 million patient encounters each day.

A veteran health care leader, Marty brings nearly 25 years of experience driving business growth through innovation and quality improvement across a variety of health care settings. With experience in for-profit, non-profit, public, and privately held companies, he has held senior management roles in large tertiary and academic medical centers, multi-site networks of inpatient and outpatient facilities, and physician services organizations.

Prior to his appointment as President and CEO of Ardent Health Services, Marty Bonick was CEO of PhyMed Healthcare Group, a national provider of anesthesia and pain management services. Before joining PhyMed in 2017, he served as a Division President at Community Health Systems, where he led operations for a $4.5 billion portfolio of 36 hospitals, associated clinics, outpatient centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and urgent care operations across six states.

Marty serves as a member of the Boards of the Federation of American Hospitals, the Via College of Medicine (VCOM) Auburn Advisory Board, Center for Medical Interoperability and ProUnlimited. He holds dual master’s degrees from Washington University in St. Louis in Healthcare Administration and Information Management and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois.