Audrey Gregory

Audrey Gregory is a Jamaican American health care administrator and former registered nurse.[1][2] She worked at Tenet Healthcare for seventeen years before joining AdventHealth.[3]

Early life and education

Gregory was born in Kingston, Jamaica to a mother who was a teacher.[1] She later moved to the United States for a higher education, where she earned an Associate of Science in Nursing.[1] In 2001, she graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, and a Master of Science in Health Services Administration.[1][4] In 2011, she graduated from Lynn University with a Doctorate in Global Leadership.[1]

Career

After she graduated Gregory worked at a small hospital by Fort Stewart as a registered nurse.[1][5] In 2004, Gregory began working at Delray Medical Center, as director of emergency services. She then became director of nursing and chief nursing officer in 2008.[6] In 2011, Gregory was named COO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis.[6] On October 28, 2014, Gregory was named CEO of Placentia-Linda Hospital.[7][8] On May 24, 2016, Gregory was named market CEO and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and also as market CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.[9][10][11] On October 15, 2019, Gregory was named president of Detroit Medical Center and CEO of its midtown adult hospitals: Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Heart Hospital, and Hutzel Women's Hospital.[12][13][14] On January 1, 2020, Gregory became the CEO of Detroit Medical Center after its CEO Tony Tedeschi retired.[15][16][17]On April 20, she had been chosen by Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities.[18][19][20] On September 16, 2021, it was announced that Audrey Gregory was leaving Detroit Medical Center. The last day that she worked for Tenet Healthcare was October 22.[21][22][23] While she was in Detroit, Gregory was also on the Michigan Health & Hospital Association's board of trustees[1][14] and was a board member for the Detroit Regional Chamber.[14][24]

Gregory is also a member of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team.[14][24]

On September 20, 2021, Gregory was announced as the president and CEO of AdventHealth Central Florida's Division-North Region.[25] On October 25, she took office when David Ottati became executive vice president and CEO of AdventHealth West Florida Division.[3] In November 2023, Gregory became the executive vice president and CEO of AdventHealth East Florida Division.[4] In May 2025, she was became the executive vice president and CEO of the newly created Multi-Division Delivery Network.[26][27]

Family

Many of Gregory's relatives in Jamaica are nurses and pastors.[1] She married Owen and later moved to Germany where her husband was stationed in the United States Army. The couple later moved to Savannah, Georgia.[1][6] Gregory and her husband have three children, Olivia, Owen and Omari.[25]