ERIK SHANNON

Erik Shannon has overseen this regional division of UVA Health since 2021, starting as interim chief executive and then as permanent CEO. With about 2,700 employees, UVA Community Health encompasses 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-related experience and was a partner at accounting firm Grant Thornton, where he led its national health care practice and helped lead the integration of UVA Community Health into UVA Health.

During Shannon’s tenure, UVA Community Health’s three hospitals have received multiple recognitions, including three-year accreditations from the Joint Commission. This spring, The Leapfrog Group gave the three centers A grades for safety.

Shannon has also made supporting the greater community a priority. UVA Community Health has provided about $250,000 annually in grants to community partners. He serves on the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s board and chairs its workforce steering committee.

“Throughout his career — and especially in his time at UVA Health — he has demonstrated integrity, innovation and an unshakable commitment to community,” wrote Dr. Mitchell Rosner, UVA Health’s CEO and executive vice president for health affairs at U.Va.

Before joining Grant Thornton, Shannon was a partner at Ernst & Young and at Arthur Andersen. He holds a business administration degree from Seattle University and completed an executive development program at Northwestern University.