AdventHealth President and CEO Announces Retirement

AdventHealth, one of the premier faith-based, not-for-profit health systems in the United States, announced that its president and chief executive officer, Terry Shaw, will retire in July 2025, marking the conclusion of his 40-year tenure of positions in leadership. Shaw’s decision, which was shared with AdventHealth team members in a video message December 13, is driven by his desire to create the opportunity for the next generation of leaders to guide the company.

AdventHealth board chair Gary Thurber said, “We will be forever grateful for Terry’s leadership as CEO for the past eight years, including his prior 30-plus years of leadership across mission, strategy, operations, clinical, and finance. His wisdom, guidance, and steadfast commitment to our shared vision have been invaluable. Together, we strengthened the foundation of AdventHealth, ensuring that its mission will endure for generations to come.”

Under Shaw’s stewardship, AdventHealth has achieved a number of key accomplishments, some of which include uniting the organization under one cohesive brand, strengthening its identity and purpose, and creating a 10-year strategic roadmap called Vision 2030, a framework that lays the foundation for long-term growth, financial strength, clinical excellence, value-based care, and long-term sustainability of its mission.

Under his leadership, the organization established a cutting-edge technology ecosystem within the company to meet the evolving needs of patients and communities and prioritized the consumer experience — putting those we serve at the center — as a critical component to the organization’s success, creating the opportunity to serve nine million patients annually. It also reaffirmed a commitment and comprehensive strategy to care for the team, fostering a learning culture, collaboration, and wholeness, which grew the organization to 100,000 team members.

Shaw’s internal message included this personal sentiment: “When I joined AdventHealth over 40 years ago, I never imagined the profound joy, challenges, and sense of purpose this career would bring. Our mission of providing whole-person care as a faith-based organization has always been more than just a brand promise — it has been the core of everything we do. Leading this incredible organization has been the honor of my lifetime. My decision to retire clears the path for the very capable next generation of AdventHealth leaders, and I am fully confident in the ability of these leaders to continue our legacy of success.”

AdventHealth’s Board of Directors has a long-term succession plan in place, with a thorough process to select an internal successor in April 2025. Shaw will continue to play an active role on the AdventHealth board. 

About AdventHealth

With a sacred mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth is a connected system of care for every stage of life and health. More than 97,000 team members across hundreds of care sites including physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care. A shared vision, common values, focus on whole-person health and commitment to making communities healthier unify the system’s more than 50 hospital campuses in diverse markets throughout nine US states.