USA Health Names Hospital Administrator For University Hospital

USA Health has named Dr. Shannon Scaturro the next hospital administrator for University Hospital and assistant vice president for Medical Affairs. He will join USA Health on January 1, 2022. Scaturro is vice president of operations for Ascension St. Vincent’s Birmingham. Prior to moving to Birmingham, Scaturro spent nine years at Providence Hospital (now Ascension Providence), becoming the vice president of operations and surgical services, while continuing to work as a certified registered nurse anesthetist. He served as president of the Alabama Association of Nurse Anesthetists after six years with United Anesthesia Resources, a company he owned and founded. He earned his BS in nursing at the University of South Alabama and his MS in nursing with an anesthesia concentration at the University of Tennessee. He later received his 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 Alabama Workforce Development, Healthcare task force and is a member of the Samford University School of Nursing Advisory Board.