Nicholas Tejeda is CEO, The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Tejeda received the 2017 ACHE Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. He is past president, National Forum of Latino Healthcare Executives, and chairs the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity. Prior to becoming CEO of Transmountain, he was CEO of The Hospitals of Providence East Campus, also in El Paso, getting his start in senior hospital management in Nevada and California.