
Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Bessent received his bachelor's degree in speech pathology at Hardin-Simmons
University in 1996 and master's degree in speech pathology in 1998 at
the University of North Texas in Denton. He began working at Hendrick
in 1999, served as Director of Rehabilitation in 2008 and was promoted
to Director of Transitional Services in 2011. He served as assistant vice
president and was later promoted to vice president of coordinated and
post-acute care. Mr. Bessent is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare
Executives .
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. LaFrance, received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of
Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University. Judy previously worked
at Hendrick from 1995-2018 in various roles as an RN, leader, and then
Director of Emergency and Forensic Nursing Services, and most recently
as a faculty member for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.