Leadership Changes in Our Ministry

New leadership changes are now in place at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary and North.

For the past several years, Shawn Barnett has served in multiple roles across our market, including serving as the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, president for the Infirmary, and president at North. Shawn has worn many hats over the past several years! On August 1, 2023, Shawn began to focus exclusively on CHI St. Vincent North and will continue to serve as president there.

With Shawn’s focus solely on our North hospital, Dr. William G. Jones has been promoted to President of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary. For the past four and a half years, Dr. Jones has served as the Chief Medical Officer for CHI St. Vincent Infirmary and as VP of Medical Affairs for Central Arkansas.

He is originally from El Dorado, Arkansas and returned to the state when he joined CHI St. Vincent in December 2018. Dr. Jones spent most of his career as an attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Dallas, TX. He has held multiple leadership positions including: Chief Medical Officer for Baylor Scott & White Medical Centers – Lake Pointe, Centennial, and Sunnyvale; Chief Medical Officer for Tenet Dallas Market; Managing Physician Partner Texas Regional Medical Center, and President of Texas Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates. Dr. Jones trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine and completed his Internship and Residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Thoracic Surgical Oncology at the New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Congratulations Dr. Jones on your new role at the Infirmary, and thank you, Shawn, for your continued dedication as the president of North. These new leadership changes will help ensure that we continue to focus on our people, our patients, and our mission.