Christina Mathis, Chief Executive Officer
Christina Mathis was named chief executive officer for Medical City Frisco in November 2023.
Prior to this position, she served as chief operating officer (COO) of Medical City Plano for two years, contributing to the facility’s operations, strategy, governance and culture. Mathis previously served as COO, ethics and compliance officer and chief staffing officer at HCA Healthcare’s St. David's Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas. She began her HCA Healthcare career as an associate administrator at Medical City Plano in 2017 before being promoted to vice president of operations and assistant COO at the hospital.
Mathis earned a Master of Health Care Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin. In 2023, she was featured by Becker's Hospital Review as a rising star in healthcare under the age of 40. She’s also an active board member of the American College of Healthcare Executives North Texas chapter and the Plano ISD Education Foundation.
John Hedgpeth, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer
John Hedgpeth, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, joined Medical City Frisco as chief nursing officer in April 2023.
As CNO, Hedgpeth provides leadership, strategic direction and direct administrative oversight of all aspects of clinical operations, nursing education and development, clinical quality outcomes and patient experience.
With an impressive track record of success and leadership excellence, Hedgpeth served as assistant chief nursing officer at Medical City Fort Worth prior to this role. He began his career at Medical City Fort Worth as a neuro ICU nurse in 2009, quickly advancing in progressive leadership roles.
Hedgpeth earned a Master of Science in Nursing Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and an associate’s degree from the nursing program at Tarrant County College. He graduated from the HCA Healthcare Advanced Leadership Program in 2021 and was recognized as a 2022 DFW Great 100 Nurse.
Brad Stein, Chief Financial Officer
Brad Stein was named chief financial officer for Medical City Frisco in June 2020. He previously served as the chief financial officer and chief staffing officer at Medical City McKinney.
Prior to joining the leadership team at Medical City McKinney, he was the Assistant chief financial officer and chief staffing officer for Chippenham & Johnston-Wills Hospitals, an HCA facility in Richmond, Virginia. As ACFO, Stein played a critical role in supporting the two-campus, 758-bed hospital system through expense management and service line growth and securing capital funds for two large emergency room projects.
He has also served as director of hospital financial operations for St. Vincent's Health System in Birmingham, Alabama. Stein began his career at Ernest & Young in their assurance & advisory business services after completing his training.
Jonathan Clarke, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Jonathan Clarke, MD, joined Medical City Plano as chief medical officer (CMO) in October 2023. In this role, Dr. Clarke oversees quality, patient safety, risk management, infection prevention and medical staff services. He also provides clinical direction to physicians and clinicians at Medical City Frisco, a department of Medical City Plano.
A U.S. Navy and Air Force veteran with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, Dr. Clarke is an accomplished physician leader, healthcare executive and entrepreneur who brings diverse experiences and perspectives to Medical City Plano’s executive team. He previously served as CMO of HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast. Prior to that, he served as a regional medical director for Envision Healthcare in Dallas, where he led significant improvements in quality measures as well as accreditation and reaccreditation of chest pain, stroke and trauma programs.
Board-certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Clarke is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP). He also earned an MBA in Healthcare Management from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas. He earned his medical degree from the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in 2002.