Tracie Stratton, RN, MSN, CPPS
Chief Executive Officer
Lovelace Regional Hospital
Bio
Tracie joins Lovelace from Los Alamos Medical Center (LMAC), where she served as CEO for the last four years. During her time there, she opened a cardiac rehabilitation program and sleep lab, also earning a CMS Star Rating 3. Under her leadership, LAMC was named a Newsweek Top 4 Hospital in New Mexico in 2023 and received a LeapFrog Hospital Safety Grade of “A” for Fall 2023.
Prior to her time in New Mexico, Tracie served as interim executive operations officer of Capital Medical Center, a LifePoint Health facility in Olympia, Wash, a 107 bed facility where she led the development of a COVID-19 wing and helped to create a transfer review process and committee, later deemed a best practice.
Tracie earned a bachelor of science in exercise physiology from the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, Wyo., an associate of science in nursing from Casper College in Casper, Wyo. and a master of science in nursing from the University of Mary in Bismark, N.D.
Christy Escandon
Chief Nursing Officer
Lovelace Regional Hospital
Bio
Christy Escandon joins Lovelace from UT Health Tyler in Ardent Health Services’ East Texas market, where she served as CNO for the 502 bed hospital. As CNO, she helped UT Health Tyler maintain its Leapfrog Hospital Safety Group “A” grade and achieved The Texas Hospital Association Bill Aston Award for Quality in 2020. Escandon also implemented policy standardization, negotiated and coordinated IV pump conversion, coordinated improved restraint management and monitoring and supported increased capacities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to serving at UT Health Tyler, Escandon was CNO for Texas Health Resources in Plano, Texas, where she provided oversight of the 384 bed hospital. She also served as its executive sponsor for heart and vascular, women infants and children (WIC) and trauma service lines.
Escandon received a bachelor of science degree in nursing, a master’s degree of business administration from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas and a master of science degree in nursing from Western Governors University in Millcreek, Utah. She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL) and the North Texas Organization of Nurse Leaders (NTONL).
Harrison Brink
Chief Operating Officer
Lovelace Regional Hospital
Bio
Harrison joined Lovelace Health System as an administrative resident in 2024, gaining experience across the entire system. He then served as assistant administrator for LMC/HHNM, where he provided operational oversight for 12 departments and led several high-impact initiatives. During his time at Lovelace, Harrison played a key role in supporting strategic partnerships and the management of multimillion-dollar capital projects across the hospital system.
Prior to joining Lovelace, Harrison held roles at Intermountain Health, UAB Medicine, Mountain West Anesthesia and HCA Healthcare, where he contributed to a range of operational, clinical and data-driven initiatives.
Harrison earned dual Master of Science degrees in Health Administration and Health Informatics with a concentration in Data Analytics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, graduating summa cum laude. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration with a minor in Data Science from Brigham Young University-Idaho.