USA Health Names COO

Shannon Scaturro has been named health system chief operating officer (COO) for USA Health. In his new role, Scaturro will work with USA Health CEO Owen Bailey to plan and develop strategic initiatives and operational performance that support USA Health’s mission, vision and values. He will have oversight of all acute-care facilities, the Freestanding Emergency Department and Imaging Center in Mobile, the Baldwin County Ambulatory Surgery Center and rural sites of care, in addition to helping develop physician strategy. Scaturro most recently served as administrator of USA Health University Hospital and assistant vice president for medical affairs. Before joining USA Health in January 2022, Scaturro was vice president of operations at Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham for more than five years. Prior to that role, he was vice president of operations and surgical services at Ascension Providence in Mobile. He has spent much of his 25-year healthcare career in leadership roles, as well as serving as a strong clinical leader as a certified registered nurse anesthetist in the Mobile area. Scaturro earned a BS in nursing from the University of South Alabama (USA) and an MS in nursing with a concentration in nurse anesthesia from the University of Tennessee. He later received an MS in healthcare administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to being a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Scaturro serves on the Southwest Alabama Regional Council for the Alabama Hospital Association as secretary/treasurer, on the Statewide Trauma and Health System Advisory Council and on the USA Health Baldwin County Ambulatory Surgery Center board.