James E. Crissey
President and CEO
James E. ("Jim") Crissey, President and CEO - Prior to his April 2012 appointment as President and CEO, Crissey has served as the Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Support Services for the Institution since June 2000. In such capacity, Mr. Crissey provided executive level oversight of four departments. Mr. Crissey has also served in other capacities for the Medical Center including serving as Executive Vice President for the Southern Crescent Physicians Group, Inc. from October 1999 to June 2000 and currently serves as the President, Southern Regional Ambulatory Surgery, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Southern Crescent Leasing Company, LLC,. and Chairman, Southern Regional Medical Services, Inc.
Prior to joining the Medical Center, Mr. Crissey served 26 years in the United States Army Medical Department serving in Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer equivalent positions before retiring from military service as a full Colonel. Following Mr. Crissey's career in the army, he served as Executive Director of the Hughston Clinic, CEO of Hughston Management Services, Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation in Columbus, GA.
Mr. Crissey earned a Bachelor of Science degree and achieved a Distinguished Military Graduate designation from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia. He earned his master's degree in Health Services Management from Webster University in St. Louis, MO. He is also a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Mr Crissey is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives and is certified in Homeland Security, Level V by the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute.
Mr. Crissey serves as a member of the Board of Directors, Partners Cooperative, Inc. and as Chairman, Distribution Cooperative, Inc. He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Clayton County Archway Partnership Project; advisor to the Clayton County Board of Health; member of the Clayton Collaborative Authority Board of Trustees and is Past President of the Fayetteville Rotary Club.
John R. McLain
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
John recently joined Southern Regional Medical Center’s leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has served in several operating and executive capacities in the healthcare industry for over 20 years.
His career has included stand alone hospitals as well as health systems. John’s career focus has been in hospital operations with particular concern for physician and employee relations, operational improvements, and service line development. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, Tennessee.
John attended Emory University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Religion. He also earned a Masters of Health Administration and Masters of Business Administration at Georgia State University. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, John and Selena were married in 1992 and they have two beautiful children, Luke and Savannah.
Steven Lee Boles, Jr.
Senior Vice President for Finance / Chief Financial Officer
New to the leadership team at Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC), in the position of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, is Mr. Lee Boles. He joined SRMC on July 12, 2010, having served the previous five years as the Chief Financial Officer for the Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama.
Lee is originally from Stokes County in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. He grew up working in a family hardware business and playing multiple high school sports, but now enjoys playing golf in his free time.
Lee graduated from Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina in 1988 with a BS degree in Accounting and immediately began his health care career as a hospital staff accountant in Mt. Airy, NC. In 1992 he became the CFO for Northern Hospital of Surry County until 1995, when he elected to take the CFO position at Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids, NC. During this time he began work on his Masters of Health Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which he completed in December 2000.
After ten years at Halifax Regional, Lee relocated his family to Pelham, Alabama in 2005 and served as CFO for Shelby Baptist Medical Center prior to joining the Southern Regional staff. Both hospitals in North Carolina were county hospital authorities and Shelby Baptist was located in a very competitive Birmingham market, making Lee uniquely experienced in an operating environment similar to that of Southern Regional.
Lee has been married for 22 years to his wife, Tina, and has two children. Daughter Brittany is 18 and is a freshman at the University of Alabama and son Seth is 13.
Dr. Willie Cochran, Jr.
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Cochran a staff physician was named as Vice President, Medical Affairs in March 2008. He joined Southern Regional Medical Center Medical Staff in 1992 as a General Surgeon.
In 2006, Dr. Cochran extended his duties to include Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Care at Southern Regional. Dr. Cochran demonstrated a tremendous amount of administrative leadership and participated in the development of an in-house trauma program and statewide trauma network.
He earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and is currently pursuing his MBA from Stetson School of Business, Mercer University. Dr. Cochran is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Physician Executives. He is the staff liaison for the Medical Center’s Professional Relations Committee of the Board of Directors.
Janis M. Darnaby, RN, MSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. Janis M. Darnaby has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for the Institution since August2010. Prior to joining the Medical Center, Ms. Darnaby served as Chief Nursing Officer at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN. In such capacity, Ms. Darnaby led and directed all operations for a free standing outpatient surgery center, OR, ER, cardiopulmonary, dietary, pharmacy, sleep lab and all nursing units including inpatient renal dialysis services.
Ms. Darnaby also served as the Director of Quality Resources Management for the River Park Hospital. In such capacity, she directed and supervised the operational and financial management of quality resource/utilization management department, risk management, case management, social services, medical staff services, and infection control.
Ms. Darnaby also served as the Vice President for Corporate Compliance and Quality at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee. In such capacity, she developed, organized and supervised daily operation for all compliance activities, as well as provided oversight of financial and daily operational budgets for Case Management,Quality Resource Management, Medical Staff Services (credentialing), Risk Management, JCAHO accreditation and Infection Control.
Ms. Darnaby earned a Master’s of Science in Nursing Administration from Vanderbilt University and an associate degree in Registered Nursing from the University of Tennessee.
Ms. Darnaby is a member of HCCA, Sigma Theta Tau, Tennessee Hospital Association, Board of Blood Assurance, Board of Tennessee Technology Center, American Association of Utilization Management, National Association for Healthcare Quality, Organization of Nurse Executives, American Organization of Nurse Executives and Tennessee Nurses Association.