Paul Hancock

Paul Hancock, MD, MBA is the Chief Medical Officer of Methodist Healthcare. He is responsible for managing clinical operations, liaising between administration and medical staff and ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of medical care. Under his leadership, Methodist Healthcare launched a system-wide focus on the Culture of Safety. His leadership has guided Methodist facilities to substantial improvements in hospital acquired infections, stroke door-to-needle times, cardiac mortality, sepsis bundle compliance, blood utilization, ventilator times and radiation safety. During his tenure, Methodist has consistently achieved some of the highest Leap Frog patient safety scores and CMS star ratings.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Hancock served as Chief Medical Officer of Swedish Medical Center in Denver. Previous roles include Chief Executive Officer of the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center and Vice-President of Baptist St. Anthony’s Health System in Amarillo, Texas. He practiced in St. Louis and in Lexington, Kentucky before returning to his native West Texas where he practiced Medical Oncology and Hematology at the Harrington Cancer Center.