PETER W. BUTLER
President
Rush University Medical Center
Mr. Butler is a nationally recognized health care executive with over 30 years experience in teaching hospitals and health care systems. In addition to being president of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Butler is a professor and chairman of the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University. Before rejoining Rush in 2002, Mr. Butler served as president and chief executive officer of the Methodist Health Care System in Houston, Texas, and as senior vice president and chief administrative officer of the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit.
Before moving to Detroit, Mr. Butler held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Rush over a ten year period, including budget director; associate vice president, corporate planning and budgeting; vice president, and president of Rush North Shore Medical Center.
Mr. Butler is past Chairman of the Board of the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). He also served as Chairman of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership board. Previously he served on the boards of the Health Research and Education Trust, the Michigan Hospital Association, and the Texas Hospital Association. He has also been on numerous American Hospital Association councils, including chairing the Section for Healthcare Systems Council. In 2008, he was appointed to a three year term as a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and was reappointed to a second term in 2011. He is currently a member of the Chicago Commercial Club of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago.
Mr. Butler is a graduate of Amherst College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. He received his master of health services administration degree from the University of Michigan.