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Biography Web-sourced
Longest-tenured hospital administrator in the United States. As President & CEO of Willis-Knighton Health System, he transformed the organization from a struggling 80-bed hospital into a major regional health system with four satellite hospitals, innovation center, physician network of 500+ providers, hospital-owned HMO, and state's largest retirement community.
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56 years (1965-2021, planned retirement September 30, 2021)
Education
Baylor University (BS Business Administration)
Washington University School of Medicine (Master's in Hospital Administration)
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From Breadcrumbs to Cheesecake (chronicles Willis Knighton growth and development)
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Organizations
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Virginia Hall Nursing HomeFormer CEO/Trustee · $6.2M revenue · Shreveport, LATO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.pay $6K → $4KFiled FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Multi-Faith Retirement Services Live Oak Retirement CenterFormer CEO/Trustee · $13.0M revenue · Shreveport, LALIVE OAK IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SENIOR ADULTS. WE PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING A VIBRANT, MULTIFAITH…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Willis-Knighton Medical CenterFormer CEO/Trustee · $1.5B revenue · Shreveport, LATO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.pay $1.7M → $1.1MFiled FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named James K Elrod
Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.
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James K Elrod3 organizations · Baton Rouge, LA, Shreveport, LALouisiana Hospital Association
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James K Elrod1 organization · Shreveport, LALSU in Shreveport Foundation INC
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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org
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