Paul Taylor
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Springfield, MO, United States |
| Introduction | Paul Taylor is CEO of the OCH Health System which operates as a tri-state safety-net healthcare provider serving both urban & rural communities in the Ozarks. OCH encompasses a Critical Access Hospital in Gravette, Ark. & a multitude of clinics located in MO, AR & OK. NOTABLE ACCOLADES: • 2017 - Paul was named one of the Springfield Business Journal's “12 People to Know in 2017.” • 2016 - Study Participant & Press Call Speaker for “Beyond the Reduction in Uncompensated Care: Medicaid Expansion Is Having a Positive Impact on Safety Net Hospitals & Clinics" • 2015 - Named “50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review • 2015 - Co-Presenter on “Core Strategies to Succeed as an Independent Hospital—Can a Hospital Stay Independent?” at Becker’s HR 6th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. • 2015 - Presenter on “Strategies for Survival as a Rural Hospital” at the National Rural Health Association 38th Annual Rural Health Conf. in Philadelphia, Pa. • 2014 - Named “500+ People to Know in Healthcare” by Becker’s HR • 2014 - Co-Presenter on “The Best Ideas for Community Hospital Now,” at the Becker’s HR Annual CEO Strategy Roundtable in Chicago, Ill. |
| Interests | Paul grew up in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College with a degree in English Literature. He obtained a Masters in literature from the University of Missouri at Columbia and completed course work for the Ph.D. in literature before switching to law school, graduating from MU with a J.D. During graduate school in literature and law, he taught composition and literature at MU for 7 years. He entered a private law practice in Webb City, Missouri in 1987 eventually becoming the CEO of Ozarks Community Hospital in 2000. Paul has been featured in numerous national publications including Kaiser Health News, Becker’s Hospital Review and Modern Healthcare, and is the author of two non-healthcare related books, Grid and Rehabitation. |