Owensboro Health
Ward Begley is the EVP, Chief Legal Officer at Owensboro Health. Ward has held this position for 14 years and 7 months. Prior to that, they were a Partner at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, where they oversaw all legal activities of the system. Ward also served on the Board of Directors of the corporation. Before that, they were a Shareholder/Partner at Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C., where they were a corporate/healthcare attorney. Ward also served on the Board of Directors of the corporation. Prior to that, they were an Associate at Reynolds, Catron, Johnston, and Hinton for 3 years. Before that, they were a Staff attorney for the Hon. Charles Reynolds at the Kentucky Court of Appeals for 2 years.
Ward Begley has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Centre College and a juris doctor from Northern Kentucky University—Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Ward also has two Master of Laws degrees, one in Taxation from DePaul University College of Law and one in Health Law from DePaul University College of Law.
Owensboro Health
Owensboro Health is a nonprofit health system with a mission to heal the sick and to improve the health of the communities it serves in Kentucky and Indiana. The system includes Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, nationally recognized for design, architecture and engineering; Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital; the Owensboro Health Medical Group comprised of over 200 providers at more than 20 locations; three outpatient Healthplex facilities, a certified medical fitness facility, the Healthpark; a surgical weight loss center and program, and the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center.