Health Care 2024: ERIK SHANNON

Shannon has overseen this division of UVA Health since October 2021, starting as an interim chief executive and then as permanent CEO. UVA Community Health includes three Northern Virginia hospitals — Prince William Medical Center, Haymarket Medical Center and Culpeper Medical Center — as well as an integrated network of medical practices, cancer care and outpatient services. The university health system acquired Novant Health UVA Health in 2021, after running the system as a joint venture.

Shannon has more than three decades of health care experience, and was a partner at Grant Thornton, where he helped lead the transition to integrate UVA Community Health into UVA Health. In 2023, the health system brought in $4.02 billion in revenue, nearly twice the revenue from 2022, $2.1 billion.

In May, UVA Health Prince William Medical Center announced the completion of a two-year renovation to one of its two cardiac catheterization labs.

IF I HAD A TIME MACHINE, I’D MEET: My great grandfather, who was quite a character — he was a cowboy, blacksmith, miner, inventor and storyteller.

INTERESTING PLACE I’VE TRAVELED: I recently traveled to Peru and found the varied landscapes, friendly people and history fascinating.