Beverly Gladney, MD, has joined the Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA) as vice president of clinical affairs. In this role, she will lead clinical and professional initiatives for the LHA and its member hospitals, with a focus on physician-hospital integration, professional education, quality improvement, and patient safety.
She most recently served as executive vice president and chief of clinical quality and education at SCP Health. Her career includes leadership positions at Baton Rouge General Medical Center and faculty appointments at LSU Health Sciences Center and Tulane School of Medicine. She has participated in medical education as a clinical assistant professor, clerkship director, residency education coordinator, and preceptor across multiple training programs.
She earned a medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and completed an emergency medicine residency at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She also holds graduate degrees in education from Louisiana State University and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern State University.