NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 5, 2024- Scott Peterson has been appointed as chief executive officer of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, an 80-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located at 2201 Children’s Way in Nashville. In his position as CEO, Peterson oversees the day-to-day operations of the hospital, including, the provision of high-quality patient care. He assumed the CEO position in June.

“Scott brings nearly two decades of experience with Encompass Health to his new position as CEO of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital,” said Troy DeDecker, president of Encompass Health’s Central region. “His wealth of leadership experience makes him a great fit to serve as CEO, and I am confident in his ability to facilitate the best patient rehabilitative experience for the patients of the Nashville community.”

Prior to his current role as CEO of Vanderbilt Stallworth Hospital, Peterson served as chief executive officer of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Franklin. Throughout his tenure, the hospital was consistently a top performer in patient outcomes, patient experience and overall operation. Furthermore, Peterson previously worked at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital from 2013 to 2015, where he served as an associate administrator and interim CEO.

““Scott is well known to us, and we are delighted to have him in this challenging position given the high complexity of patients in the facility,” said C. Wright Pinson, MBA, MD, deputy CEO and chief health system officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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About Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is the largest comprehensive research, teaching and patient care health system in the Mid-South region. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC sees over 3.2 million patient visits per year in over 180 ambulatory locations, performs 79,000 surgical operations and discharges 78,000 inpatients from its main-campus adult, children’s, psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals and three regional community hospitals. The Medical Center is the largest non-governmental employer of Middle Tennesseans, with more than 40,000 staff, including more than 3,000 physicians, advanced practice nurses and scientists appointed to the Vanderbilt University faculty. For more information and the latest news follow VUMC on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and at VUMC News.