Audrey Gregory is a

Jamaican American Jamaican Americans are an ethnic group of Caribbean Americans who have full or partial Jamaican ancestry. The largest proportions of Jamaican Americans live in South Florida and New York City, both of which have been home to large Jamaican comm ...

health care administrator Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management, health services management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hos ...

and former

registered nurse A registered nurse (RN) is a healthcare professional who has graduated or successfully passed a nursing program from a recognized nursing school and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized ...

. She worked at

Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation is an American for-profit multinational healthcare services company based in Dallas, Texas. Through its brands, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and partnerships, including United Surgical Partners International (US ...

for seventeen years before joining

AdventHealth AdventHealth is a Seventh-day Adventist nonprofit organization headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida, that operates facilities in 9 states across the United States. It is the largest not-for-profit Protestant health care provider in the ...

Early life and education

Gregory was born in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit (landform), sand spit which connects the town of Por ...

to a mother who was a teacher. She later moved to the United States for a higher education, where she earned an

Associate of Science in Nursing An Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) is a tertiary education nursing degree which typically takes 2–3 years to complete. In the United States, this type of degree is usually awarded by community colleges or similar nursing schools. Some fo ...

. In 2001, she graduated from

Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public university, public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The largest campus is in Statesboro, Georgia, Statesboro, with ...

with a

Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited ...

, a

Master of Science in Nursing A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses and is considered an entry-level degree for nurse educators and managers. The degree may also prepare a nurse to seek a career as a nurse adminis ...

, and a Master of Science in Health Services Administration. In 2011, she graduated from

Lynn University Lynn University is a private university in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1962, the university awards Associate degree, associate, Bachelor's degree, baccalaureate, Master's degree, master's, and Doctorate, doctoral Academic degr ...

with a Doctorate in Global Leadership.

Career

After she graduated Gregory worked at a small hospital by

Fort Stewart Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties. The nearby city of Hinesville, along with ...

as a registered nurse. In 2004, Gregory began working at Delray Medical Center, as director of emergency services. She then became director of nursing and chief nursing officer in 2008. In 2011, Gregory was named COO of

Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Ortho ...

. On October 28, 2014, Gregory was named

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

of Placentia-Linda Hospital. On May 24, 2016, Gregory was named market CEO and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and also as market CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. On October 15, 2019, Gregory was named

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Detroit Medical Center The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a for-profit alliance of hospitals that encompasses over 2,000 licensed beds, 3,000 affiliated physicians and over 12,000 employees. Located in Midtown Detroit, the DMC is affiliated with medical schools fr ...

and CEO of its midtown adult hospitals:

Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is the state's first Level I Trauma Center. Receiving's emergency department treats more than 105,000 patients annually, and nearly 60% of Michigan's emergency physicians are trained at Receiving ...

Harper University Hospital Harper University Hospital is one of eight hospitals and institutes that compose the Detroit Medical Center. Harper offers services in a broad range of clinical areas, including cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, organ transplant, plastic sur ...

, Heart Hospital, and Hutzel Women's Hospital. On January 1, 2020, Gregory became the CEO of Detroit Medical Center after its CEO Tony Tedeschi retired. On April 20, she had been chosen by

Gretchen Whitmer Gretchen Esther Whitmer (; born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of R ...

to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. On September 16, 2021, it was announced that Audrey Gregory was leaving Detroit Medical Center. The last day that she worked for

was October 22. While she was in Detroit, Gregory was also on the Michigan Health & Hospital Association's board of trustees and was a board member for the Detroit Regional Chamber. Gregory is also a member of the

American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate Heart, cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability ...

's Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team. On September 20, 2021, Gregory was announced as the president and CEO of AdventHealth Central Florida's Division-North Region. On October 25, she took office when David Ottati became

executive vice president A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

and CEO of AdventHealth West Florida Division. In November 2023, Gregory became the executive vice president and CEO of AdventHealth East Florida Division. In May 2025, she was became the executive vice president and CEO of the newly created Multi-Division Delivery Network.

Family

Many of Gregory's relatives in Jamaica are nurses and pastors. She married Owen and later moved to

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

where her husband was stationed in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

. The couple later moved to

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

. Gregory and her husband have three children, Olivia, Owen and Omari.

References

{{AdventHealth AdventHealth American health care chief executives American nursing administrators American people of Jamaican descent American Seventh-day Adventists American women nurses Georgia Southern University alumni Jamaican expatriates in the United States Jamaican Seventh-day Adventists Living people Lynn University alumni Protestants from Florida Seventh-day Adventists in health science Year of birth missing (living people)