St. David's Medical Center Taps New Chief Financial Officer

AUSTIN, TX — St. David's Medical Center has appointed a new chief financial officer, officials announced Thursday.

In her new role, Miah Stutts will oversee the financial operations of St. David’s Medical Center, which includes the campuses of Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital, as well as St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital. Stutts will assume her new role on Oct. 1.

“Miah has more than a decade of experience in healthcare finance, having served in executive roles within several large healthcare systems,” Todd Steward, chief executive officer of St. David’s Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. “I am confident she will play a key role in facilitating future development at St. David’s Medical Center, allowing us to continue to meet the needs of the growing Austin community.”

Stutts most recently served as the chief financial officer with HCA Virginia Health System. In this role, she was responsible for the financial operations at Reston Hospital Center, StoneSprings Hospital Center and Dominion Hospital in Northern Virginia. Prior to her time in Virginia, Stutts was the chief financial officer for Medical City Denton and Medical City Lewisville in North Texas. She also spent several years serving as controller and vice president of finance at Medical City Dallas.

Stutts is a certified public accountant and earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University.

About St. David’s Medical Center

St. David’s Medical Center, which is part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center offering comprehensive medical care at three locations—St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital.

Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center includes a 426-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. It is home to the internationally renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David’s Neuroscience & Spine Institute. The hospital provides a complete range of women’s services, including its acclaimed maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team, the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and The Breast Center; complex surgical services; a comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center; and a 24-hour emergency department.