Doug Ross headshotDr. Doug Ross currently serves as President of CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs and Chief Medical Officer for the Health System. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas’s Chemical Engineering program, attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Ross is a Board-Certified Emergency Physician and joined the healthcare team in Hot Springs in 2003 as an Emergency Medicine Physician. During his time in Hot Springs, he served as Chief of Staff, Medical Director of Informatics and Emergency Department Medical Director. He has served as VPMA at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs since 2014 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CHI St. Vincent since January 2018. Dr. Ross was instrumental in the development of the integrated Emergency Medicine group that includes Hot Springs, Infirmary, Morrilton, North and Conway Regional Health System. Dr. Ross also provided oversight for the Hospitalist Program. He was appointed as President for CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs in January 2019. Doug serves as a CommonSpirit Health™ Division Chief Physician Executive for the SE Division.

Dr. Ross serves his community through various civic and service club affiliations including the National Park College Foundation, Board of Directors and Government Affairs Committee for the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Board of directors for CHI St. Vincent Rehabilitation Hospital, Hot Springs Metro Partnership, Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Hot Springs National Park, and Jack Stephens Heart Institute Board of Managers.

Dr, Ross and his wife, Jenny, have three children. Dr. Ross serves as a Deacon at First Baptist Church Hot Springs. He enjoys family time, sports, golf, and time on the lake.