Chris C. York, FACHE, MBA, has served as president of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie since August 2014.

Prior to becoming president of the hospital, York served as chief operating officer of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine (now Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine), where he worked diligently to streamline processes and enhance ancillary services, as well as oversaw significant campus construction efforts.

The experience served him well as York oversaw the completion of construction on the new Baylor Scott & White Health – Waxahachie hospital. Before his role with Baylor Grapevine, York served as vice president of surgical services for Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.

York holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and Master of Business Administration with a focus in healthcare administration from East Tennessee State University.

For the past 22 years, Chris has been immersed in healthcare, both professionally and personally. His wife, Jackie, is a physician specializing in neonatal medicine at Baylor Dallas.

With more than 25 years of experience at the Baylor Scott & White Health - North Texas Division, five of which were spent at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie as a senior financial analyst, Cheryl McMullan, CPA, MBA, was the perfect fit for vice president of finance and hospital financial officer (HFO) for the facility.

McMullan has also served as HFO and compliance officer for Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, where she successfully led initiatives to reduce length of stay, improve payor mix and increase ratio of net revenue to gross. In addition, she led a project to coordinate efforts between departments to maximize admissions.

In Waxahachie, McMullan oversees the financial functions of the hospital and serve as the entity compliance officer. She joined Baylor in 1985 as a staff auditor and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility throughout the system. McMullan, a certified public accountant, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington and holds a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University.

Cindy Murray currently serves as chief operating officer and chief nursing officer at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie. She is responsible for day-to-day operations as well as her duties as the chief nursing officer, which include being the voice of the patient, advocating for both patients and quality care.

The departments that report to Murray include: acute care services, cardiopulmonary, sleep lab, pain management, laboratory, pharmacy, emergency services, surgical services, radiology, bariatrics, environmental services, and plant operations. Murray has been with Baylor since 2006, but has worked in healthcare for over 15 years, beginning her career in surgical services.

She previously served as interim CNO at the University of Texas Southwestern Hospitals where she held numerous clinical leadership positions. During her tenure she played a key role in improving operational efficiencies.

Murray is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau honor society for nursing, American Nurse Association, Texas Nurse Association and Historic Waxahachie. She serves on the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council advisory board. In 2008, Murray was recognized by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Nurse Administrators Forum and Texas Nurses Association Districts Three and Four as one of the Great 100 Nurses.

Murray received her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Texas Woman’s University, as well as a master’s in business administration, and a master’s in healthcare administration. She is a Fellow of the J&J/Wharton Executive Management Program, The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania.