Brings significant operating expertise within healthcare systems as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Ascension, one of the largest Catholic healthcare organizations in the country with more than 150,000 associates and 40,000 affiliated providers. Mr. Cordola has overall responsibility for the healthcare and business operations in support of the Ascension Mission, as well as responsibility for Ascension subsidiaries including Medxcel Facilities Management and The Resource Group, Ascension’s group purchasing organization. Mr. Cordola previously served as the President and Chief
Executive Officer / Ministry Market Executive for Ascension Texas. He previously served as Senior Vice President of the Memorial Hermann Health System in southeast Texas as President of its Central/ West Region from March of 2015 to September of 2017. In this role, he also had executive responsibility for their academic relationship with The University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston.
From March 2015 through September 2017, Mr. Cordola served as Senior Vice President of the Memorial Hermann Health System in southeast Texas as President of its Central/ West Region. From September 2017 through July 2019, Mr. Cordola served as President and Chief Executive Officer / Ministry Market Executive for Ascension Texas. From July 2019 to present, Mr. Cordola has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Ascension, as well as responsibility for Ascension subsidiaries including Medxcel Facilities Management and The Resource Group, Ascension’s group purchasing organization. Mr. Cordola earned his B.A. with honors from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Psychology and continued his studies at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where he earned dual degrees with a Master of Healthcare Administration and an MBA.
