Ray Montgomery, MBA, FACHE
2018, Arkansas
Expertise: Strategic Initiatives
Retired Hospital System CEO
Expertise: Strategic Initiatives
Retired Hospital System CEO
Ray Montgomery II, MBA, FACHE served on the board of the American Hospital Association and served as chairman of the Regional Policy Board 7 from 2010-2012, and on the Arkansas Hospital Association Board for more than 17 years. He is currently the AHA representative on the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement boards of directors.
For close to 30 years, Mr. Montgomery led his healthcare system through extensive facility improvements, facilitated a major rebranding, which included a name change to Unity Health, the acquisition of hospitals and the building of a Cancer Center of Excellence.
During his leadership, Unity Health earned the honor of the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award three times, and he is a past recipient of the A. Allen Weintraub Memorial Award, the highest honor given by the Arkansas Hospital Association for a hospital executive. In 2014, the Arkansas Hospital Association named him its Grassroots Champion.
For close to 30 years, Mr. Montgomery led his healthcare system through extensive facility improvements, facilitated a major rebranding, which included a name change to Unity Health, the acquisition of hospitals and the building of a Cancer Center of Excellence.
During his leadership, Unity Health earned the honor of the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award three times, and he is a past recipient of the A. Allen Weintraub Memorial Award, the highest honor given by the Arkansas Hospital Association for a hospital executive. In 2014, the Arkansas Hospital Association named him its Grassroots Champion.
