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John Tighe joined CCA in January 2003 as Vice President Health Services. John is responsible for the $100 million Health Services division within the CCA system. More than 700 CCA medical staff plus additional contracted medical personnel are under his supervision. CCA's Health Services provides comprehensive medical services for an inmate population in excess of 52 000 and includes medical health management psychological services dental and eye treatment pharmaceutical management along with emergency room and hospitalization management. Prior to joining CCA John served since 1999 as the appointed Deputy to the Governor of Tennessee for Health Policy with direct oversight of TennCare. Previously he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Thomas Health Services from 1994 until 1999 having earlier served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Thomas beginning in 1990. John has worked as a consultant with Herman Smith Associates an international health care consulting firm and has held academic appointments at the University of Minnesota Worcester State College and Rush University. He received his master's degree in hospital administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati; a bachelor's degree from Thomas More College in Kentucky; and a nursing certification from Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. | 