William J. (Bill) Hunt

EVP and Chief Operating Officer

With over 35 years of experience in healthcare as a practicing physician assistant, educator and administrator, Mr. Hunt has been a member of the Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) leadership team since 1996.  He currently is the EVP and Chief Operating Officer for CHW, responsible for overseeing the operations of 22 hospitals throughout Northern California.  He also serves as the President/Chief Executive Officer of CHW Medical Foundation, a 300+ physician group practice in Northern California.  He serves on the Board of Directors for Western Health Advantage, an HMO jointly owned by Catholic Healthcare West, North Bay Health System and University of California Davis and Saint Mary’s Health Plans in Reno Nevada.  Prior to his current CHW role he served as the President Group Operations for CHW, as the Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Mercy Healthcare Sacramento and as the Hospital President of Woodland Healthcare.

Prior to joining CHW, Mr. Hunt served as the Regional Administrator for the Thomas-Davis Medical Centers, a 230-provider multi-specialty medical group based in Tucson, Arizona managing the group’s Phoenix operations.  He held progressive administrative roles at the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, including responsibilities with this integrated systems hospital, health plan and clinic operations.

Before entering the administrative arena, Mr. Hunt practiced as a Physician Assistant from 1976 to 1986.  During that time, in addition to his clinical practice, he served as a faculty member at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia and King’s College in Willkes Barre, Pennsylvania.  He is a Vietnam Veteran who served on active duty in the United States Air Force for seven years.   Mr. Hunt has held various leadership roles with civic, business, government and professional trade organizations.

Mr. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a Masters of Science in Management from Houston Baptist University.   He is a Fellow of the Medical Group Management Association and American Academy of Physician Assistants.