James D. Shelton is chairman and chief executive officer of Triad Hospitals in Plano, Texas. He founded Triad in 1999 by acquiring a group of hospitals from his former employer, HCA.

Shelton joined HCA as president of the Central Group in 1994. Previously, he held various executive positions with National Medical Enterprises, including executive vice president, senior vice president and regional vice president. Shelton has been a hospital administrator in Louisiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia, and Illinois.

Shelton currently serves on the board of the American Hospital Association. He is also a member of the executive committee. Previously, Shelton served as chairman of the board of the Federation of American Hospitals

Shelton earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Louisiana State University in 1975. He went on to earn a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri in 1977.

Triad Hospitals is a Fortune 500 company, publicly traded and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Currently, Triad owns and operates 54 hospitals and 13 ambulatory surgery centers, and manages 200 non-profit hospitals around the country. Triad has new hospitals under construction in Palmer, Alaska, and Dublin, Ireland. Recently, the company announced plans to build new facilities in Clarksville, Tennessee, Birmingham, Alabama, and Cedar Park, Texas.

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