P. Paul Smith Jr.

P. Paul Smith Jr. joined PMC as Chief Operations Officer in April 2023, bringing more than 30 years of experience managing progressive healthcare operations and delivering growth and transformational strategies to hospitals and healthcare systems.

Before joining PMC, Paul was group president at Bons Secours Mercy Health, the country’s fifth-largest Catholic healthcare ministry, where he oversaw operations in four markets that included 15 hospitals. Prior to that role, Paul served as president of division III operations for Community Health Systems, where he provided executive leadership to division operations teams supporting 26 acute care hospitals in six states. He supported the creation and execution of strategic plans to grow revenue and improve patient satisfaction. Paul spent 14 years with Health Management Associates, serving as vice president and chief executive officer of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in North Carolina.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and marketing from Mercer University and a Master of Business and a Master of Health Administration from Georgia State University. He and his family live in the Nashville area.