Brian Brennan, MHA, FACHE, joined Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) as the organization’s Central Illinois Market President and CEO in May 2025. He also serves as President and CEO of HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Brennan oversees strategic and financial operations at HSHS ministries in the Central Illinois Market, which include the following: HSHS St. John’s Hospital; HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur; HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham; HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield; and HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville.
Brennan is an accomplished health care executive with more than 20 years of executive experience leading regional health care systems as well as community and rural hospitals and clinics within integrated delivery networks. He has led transformational growth focusing on patient-centered care, developed innovative delivery models and built collaborative relationships with medical teams to establish high-quality care systems. He joined HSHS from Baylor Scott and White Healthcare in Texas, serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Greater Austin Region in Austin. Prior to that, he served as System Vice President and COO of the UT Health East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
Board-certified in healthcare management from the American College of Healthcare Executives, Brennan has a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of South Florida, Tampa, and a Bachelor of Science in nuclear medicine technology from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Wisconsin.