David Vandewater

David T.
Vandewater is currently President & Chief Executive Officer at Summit Behavioral Healthcare LLC since 2025.
He is also Chief Executive Officer at Summit Healthcare Management LLC and Director at U.S.
Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Vandewater was President & Chief Executive Officer at Behavioral Healthcare Corp.
from 2001 to 2002.
He served as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Ardent Health Services LLC and Ardent Health, Inc. He was Chief Executive Officer at Vista Hills Health Care Center LP.
He held the position of Chairman-Health Care Systems Governing Council at American Hospital Association, Inc. and Chairman at Federation of American Hospitals.
He was Director at iPayment, Inc. and The Nashville Symphony Association.
From 1990 to 1997, he was President & Chief Operating Officer at HCA, Inc. He also served as Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Republic Health Corp.
Mr. Vandewater completed undergraduate studies at Henderson State University (Arkansas) and graduate studies at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.