Kyle Grigsby Named Director of Corporate Health

Covenant Health is pleased to announce that Kyle Grigsby has been named the health system’s director of Corporate Health.

In this newly created position, Grigsby will lead and coordinate Covenant Health’s business-to-business efforts among various internal business units and external partners. He will refine the health system’s existing population health service line and oversee direct-to-employer sales efforts. He also will champion new health-related initiatives to support the employees of Covenant Health.

Grigsby has a demonstrated history of working in the hospital and healthcare industry, specializing in business development. He joined Covenant Health in January 2019 as an administrative fellow, where he coordinated projects such as business-to-business initiatives, emergency mass communications for the health system and surgery scheduling. Other responsibilities included administrative support for four departments at Covenant Health hospitals: cardiodiagnostics, cardiac rehabilitation, central transport and food services.

Grigsby previously served as retail operations consultant for Cardinal Health in East Tennessee and northern Georgia. He was responsible for the sales and the development of retail pharmacy services including over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies and durable medical equipment, and for providing data and customer education related to retail front-end operations.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and received his master’s degree in healthcare administration from Oklahoma State University. He is a 2020 graduate of Introduction Knoxville, a program of Leadership Knoxville.