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title: "Woman's Hospital Names Tia Starr VP of Physician Practices"
description: "Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., has appointed Tia Starr as its new vice president of Physician Practices, the hospital announced."
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date_published: 2026-10-23T19:56:16.696Z
date_label: October 23, 2026
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# Woman's Hospital Names Tia Starr VP of Physician Practices

*[Woman's Hospita](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/571914)l in Baton Rouge, La., has appointed [Tia Starr](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/107186656) as its new vice president of Physician Practices, the hospital announced.*

In her new role, Starr will oversee physician practice management for the organization, according to the hospital’s leadership page. She joins Woman's Hospital from Option Care Health, where she was the senior director of operations, the announcement stated.

Starr’s prior experience includes serving as director of operations for Ochsner Health. In 2024, she helped expand specialty care in Baton Rouge by onboarding more than a dozen providers across orthopedics, sports medicine, psychiatry and neurological services, according to the Baton Rouge *Business Report*.

According to Woman's Hospital, Starr earned a Master of Health Administration from Louisiana State University New Orleans and a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from the same institution. An earlier profile from Influential Women in Business states her master's degree is from the University of New Orleans.

Starr is a member of the Medical Group Management Association and the American College of Medical Practice Executives. The Baton Rouge *Business Report* previously named her a “40 Under 40” honoree. Her community involvement includes serving as president of the Leadership Ascension Foundation and co-founding the Young Ascension Professionals. She also founded the Ascension Parks Foundation, a nonprofit focused on local parks and youth sports, according to her hospital biography and a profile from Influential Women in Business.

**Why it matters:** Starr joins the leadership of a 228-bed acute care hospital in Baton Rouge, according to Clinical Terminal data. Her appointment to oversee physician practices follows the hospital's creation of a Chief Physician Executive role, a position currently held by Jay Parenton. For the 2023 fiscal year, Woman's Hospital reported a 6.1% net operating profit margin on $458 million in net patient revenue, according to CMS hospital cost reports. The hospital holds a 3-star overall rating from CMS for 2025. The organization uses Epic for its electronic health record, having attested with Meditech in 2023, according to CMS data.

## Sources

- [womans.org](https://www.womans.org/news/womans-hospital-names-tia-starr-new-vice-president-physician-practices)
- [womans.org](https://www.womans.org/about/leadership)
- [businessreport.com](https://www.businessreport.com/tia-starr/)
- [influentialwomen.com](https://influentialwomen.com/connect/tia-starr)
- Clinical Terminal provider data (CMS)
- Clinical Terminal data

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