Covenant Women’s & Children’s (CWC) has new leadership in key roles, as two employees have been promoted.

Dr. Amy Thompson moves from Chief Medical Officer of CWC to Chief Executive Officer. Clay Taylor, former CEO of Covenant Plainview, moves into the role of Chief Operations Officer for CWC beginning in May.

Thompson, who was CMO for three years, has been serving as the interim CEO since last summer while Chris Dougherty was on medical leave. Dougherty has transitioned into the role of Chief Culture and Experience Officer for Covenant Health.

“Amy has proven her exceptional abilities in many areas, including physician/employee relations, regional growth strategies and campus program development,” said Richard Parks, CEO of Covenant Health. “Those who know Amy will agree that she is a delight to work with and exemplifies our values as well as a Christ-like attitude in every effort and breath she takes.”

Thompson was born in Dumas and has spent the majority of her life in West Texas. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 1995 with a degree in cell and molecular biology. She earned a Master’s Degree in biology at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, prior to entering Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Medical School in 1999.

After completing the pediatric residency training program at TTUHSC where she served as chief resident, Thompson served the Department of Pediatrics as a pediatric hospitalist and became chief of the Division of Inpatient Medicine in 2009. Her passion for quality care for hospitalized children led her to become CMO at Covenant Children’s in 2013. She is committed to improving the health care of children in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

Thompson has been married to Dusty Thompson for 20 years and has two children.

Taylor came to Covenant Plainview in 2011 and has spent the last five years serving in roles including chief financial officer, chief operations officer and chief executive officer. Previously he worked as the chief financial officer for Brownfield Regional Medical Center. Prior to that, he worked 11 years in Denver City as the CFO and then the CEO of Yoakum County Hospital.

Taylor’s background and knowledge of community hospitals and providers in the region will be invaluable in Covenant Women’s & Children’s growth and service outreach plans. He will provide operational leadership, guidance and oversight and serve as a strategic business partner.

Hailing from Eastland, Taylor earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lubbock Christian University and is completing an MBA from Wayland Baptist University. He and his wife Christi have four daughters.

(News Release provided by Covenant Health System)