2012 – Strong, David

April 26, 2012

President, Rex Healthcare

David Strong became president of Rex Healthcare in September 2004. Strong brings a hands-on leadership style that focuses on quality care, patient safety, technology, physician loyalty, and community involvement to Rex Healthcare. Under Strong’s leadership Rex has accomplished: Magnet designation and re-designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, National Chest Pain Center and Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditations, the opening of a new state of the art surgery center with 12 digital operating rooms on the main Rex Campus, the opening of new campuses in Wakefield and Knightdale, and implementation of Rex’s electronic medical record system. During Strong’s tenure, Rex was named a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital and a Thomson Reuters Quality Improvement Leader. Rex also was named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine for three out of four years. Most recently, Rex was named by Becker’s Hospital Review to the list of 50 Best Hospitals in America.

Strong holds degrees from Southern Nazarene University and Xavier University. He is active on a number of boards of directors. He currently serves on the following boards: Triangle Heart Ball, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina Prevention Partners, North Carolina Symphony, Triangle Tomorrow and Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau.