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Russell F. Cox joined Norton Healthcare in September 2000 as vice president of support services and was appointed senior vice president, operations and development, in October 2002; executive vice president in September 2004; and executive vice president & chief operating officer in September 2005. He currently has direct executive oversight for hospital/regional market operations, service line functions, systemwide medical affairs and nursing operations, clinical quality, foundations/philanthropy and marketing/communications. Cox has shared executive oversight responsibility for other major functions within Norton Healthcare, including finance, legal, information systems, human resources/organizational development, Norton Healthcare�s Old Brownsboro Crossing development, Norton Ventures, and mission and outreach. He has been active in the community by serving on various non-profit/volunteer boards, and currently serves on the Downtown Development Corporation Board and Executive Committee, and the Leadership Louisville Foundation Board and Executive Committee.
Cox has more than 20 years� executive experience in health care. Before joining Norton Healthcare, he spent six years as executive director of resource operations at Caritas Health Services in Louisville . Before that, he worked for Humana Inc., Galen Healthcare and Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation in various executive roles, including human resources, development and acquisitions, and operations support. Cox, a lifelong resident of Louisville , is a graduate of Vanderbilt University �s Owen School of Management executive program and received both his bachelor�s and master�s degrees from the University of Louisville. | 