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Bryant</h1><p class="posted-on">Posted on May 2, 2014</p><div> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140901172546im_/http://tha.com/images/executive-profiles/william.bryant.jpg" style="width: 190px; height: 285px;"/></span></div> <ul> <li> <strong>Name: </strong>William J. Bryant</li> <li align="left"> <strong>Title: </strong>CEO</li> <li align="left"> <strong>Hospital or Health System: </strong>Kindred Hospital Chattanooga</li> <li align="left"> <strong>How long have you worked in health care? </strong>23 years</li> <li align="left"> <strong>How long have you been in your current position? </strong>10 years</li> <li align="left"> <strong>How did you end up in health care? </strong>Began delivering oxygen and home medical supplies</li> <li align="left"> <strong>What is the biggest challenge you are facing in your job? </strong>Physician relations and ever changing regulations</li> <li align="left"> <strong>Who has been your biggest inspiration in your career and why: </strong>Dalton Stewart- previous boss who originally hired me in executive leadership</li> <li align="left"> <strong>What would you be doing if you weren't in health care? </strong>Attorney</li> <li align="left"> <strong>I can't believe I did this: </strong>Got a job working for the White House under George H. W. Bush</li> <li align="left"> <strong>Dream retirement: </strong>Sitting on the back porch of a lake house overlooking the water</li> <li align="left"> <strong>Education (include degrees & colleges): </strong>University of New Mexico: Public Relations Minor in Business; University of Texas Southwest Medical Center: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine </li> </ul> </div> <br/> </div> </div> <div id="footer-2"> <p>© 2010 - Tennessee Hospital Association • 5201 Virginia Way • Brentwood, TN 37027 • Phone: 615-256-8240 • Fax: 615-242-4803 • <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140901172546/mailto:webmaster@tha.com">webmaster@tha.com</a></p> <p><a href="/web/20140901172546/http://www.tha.com/Default.aspx?pid=50">Directions to THA</a></p>  <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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