Dana D. Williams

Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner American Legion Hospital

Dana D. Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of Ochsner American Legion Hospital (OALH) in Jennings, La. She began her 38-year career at OALH in Health Information Management, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Williams earned a BS degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1984. She earned a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota in 2007. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Health Information Management Association. She currently serves as an At-Large Trustee of the Louisiana Hospital Association, and has previously been a member of the Legislative, Regulatory & Policy Council. Mrs. Williams has volunteered in numerous local civic and church organizations.