Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare – 2010

With a background in law, George Hernandez Jr. now runs one of the largest public hospitals in Texas. Hernandez, 58, has served since 2004 as president and CEO of University Health System in San Antonio.The academic 377-bed hospital is in the midst of a $900 million capital improvement project. Hernandez wasinstrumental in developing CareLink, a membership program for the county's uninsured to access primary and specialty care. Hernandez was previously director of the civil section of the district attorney's office for Bexar County, Texas, and vice president and general counsel for the county hospital district.