ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Health Physicians Group has selected Jim Parobek as senior vice president of operations, effective Jan. 13. This new position completes the group’s executive leadership team, which includes Shawn Parsley, D.O., and Adam Myers, M.D., who recently assumed their posts as president and chief medical officer, respectively.

Jim Parobek

“I am tremendously excited to join Texas Health Physicians Group, which serves as a critical link in the continuum of care and advances Texas Health Resources from a hospital-centric organization to a patient-centered, fully integrated health system,” Parobek said. “Along with Drs. Parsley and Myers, I look forward to helping further the Texas Health mission of improving health in North Texas through business development and innovation.”

Parobek is tasked with expanding Texas Health Physicians Group’s referral networks, engaging physicians and developing a comprehensive, geographically dispersed, integrated physician network. He will oversee the group’s strategic planning, operations and business development, among other responsibilities. Additionally, he will serve as a board member and senior vice president of operations for Texas Health Organization for Physicians.

Parobek has worked with Texas Health Physicians Group’s leadership and physicians in a consulting capacity since July. He joins Texas Health from Kentucky, where he led three of the largest multi-specialty employed physician groups and worked in two systems that grew significantly through a merger and acquisition of competitive hospitals. He’s also held the roles of president and CEO of Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, as well as Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital, in Louisville, Ky.

After beginning his career as a licensed physical therapist, Parobek earned an MBA from Webster University and bachelor’s degrees in physical therapy and chemistry from Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio, respectively. His many professional accomplishments include the distinction of being named one of the “Partners in Healthcare: People to Watch in 2012.”

About Texas Health Physicians Group
Texas Health Physicians Group is Texas Health Resources’ 501(a) not-for-profit physician organization based in Arlington. The group includes more than 840 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical professionals dedicated to providing safe, quality care for our patients. In addition to our primary and specialty practices, the organization’s network includes sleep lab services, infusion services, and diagnostic imaging in more than 230 locations in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Johnson, Parker and Tarrant counties. Physicians employed by Texas Health Physicians Group practice independently and are not employees of the hospital or Texas Health Resources.

About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States. The health system includes 25 acute care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with Texas Health Resources. It includes the Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley Hospitals, Texas Health Physicians Group, outpatient facilities, behavioral health and home health, preventive and fitness services, and an organization for medical research and education.

For more information about Texas Health Resources, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit TexasHealth.org