Christopher T. Lane is an accomplished, innovative healthcare leader with almost three decades of hospital and nursing facility administration experience. Throughout his extensive career, he has been responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic planning for numerous community hospitals. As President & CEO of VHC Health, Mr. Lane has elevated the health system as the preferred community healthcare provider in the region and has made multiple notable achievements including:● A multimillion-dollar investment in the all-female physician-led Charlotte Stump Benjamin Center for Women’s Health in the Outpatient Pavilion ● An increased footprint in McLean/Tysons with a $34.5M investment and a joint venture with OrthoVirginia for an orthopedic outpatient surgery center● Rebranding to VHC Health with a new name reflecting the strategic growth as a regional community-centered, top-quality health system● Community health clinics provided care at little or no cost to over 7,000 underserved adults and children through more than 26,000 clinical visits● New primary care sites in Annandale, Kingstowne, West Springfield, Vienna and relocation to West Alexandria. OBGYN added new sites in Annandale, Vienna and Tysons and a new Digestive Center in Fairfax ● Expansion of the palliative care program● Structural Heart milestone with 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures ● The Marjorie Sands NICU implemented live-streaming video through the AngelEye platform so families can see their baby’s progress 24/7● Top hospital in both Virginia and Washington, DC in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 “Best Hospital” rankings● National accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)● The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers● A successful Joint Commission survey for the Outpatient Pavilion and Stroke and Trauma services