John Thresher named Chief Development Officer

Dallas, Texas — John Thresher has been named chief development officer for Medical City Healthcare, starting Aug. 21. Thresher replaces Jamie Youssef, who was promoted to senior VP of network development at HCA Healthcare, the parent company of Medical City Healthcare.

Thresher brings decades of executive business development, strategy and operations leadership. He has worked in high-level executive and sales roles across multiple healthcare sectors. Prior to this role, he served as senior vice president of strategy and development for Medical City Healthcare.

In his new role, Thresher will lead strategic growth initiatives, including physician partnerships, service line development, network integration and other efforts to improve healthcare programs in the communities served by Medical City Healthcare and CareNow Urgent Care.

“We are fortunate to have exceptional leadership and bench strength in our North Texas division,” says Allen Harrison, president of Medical City Healthcare. “Since joining our division in 2020 as SVP of strategy and development, John has continued to cultivate and grow our physician relationships and service line strategy. He is well-prepared to continue our success.”

Thresher is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management. A distinguished honor graduate of the U.S. Army Flight School, he served as a Senior Army Aviator and Instructor Pilot. He earned several military awards and service medals, including a Bronze Star.