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Jim Parobek - President - Texas Health Dallas | Texas Health Resources 

Jim Parobek, President, has been at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (THD) since June 2020. He has primary responsibilities for the day-to-day activities of the 875-bed flagship for Texas Health Resources and to expand the integration with UT Southwestern Medical Center. 

Prior to this he served as the operations leader to the Southeast Zone for Texas Health Resources (2019), executive vice president, physician enterprise for Texas Health Resources and chief operating officer of Southwestern Health Resources Physician Network (2016-2019) and senior vice president of operations for Texas Heath Physicians Group and Texas Health Organization of Physicians (2014-2016). 

Parobek has worked in health care administration for 25 years. He joined Texas Health Resources from Kentucky, where he led three of the state’s largest multi-specialty employed physician groups. He held leadership positions for both KentuckyOne and Norton Healthcare. He was also the president and CEO of Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, as well as Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital, in Louisville, Kentucky. 

After earning bachelor’s degrees in physical therapy and chemistry from Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio, respectively, Parobek began his career as a licensed physical therapist. He subsequently earned an MBA from Webster University. 

Outside of the workplace, Parobek is an active community volunteer and enjoys traveling and outdoor adventures, as well as playing golf. He and his wife are the proud parents of two sons.