Riverside Health System Executive Management

The operational and administrative management of Riverside Health System is vested in its president who is appointed by the Board of Directors of the System and is required by its Bylaws to be an officer of Riverside Health System. Directly under the company president is the management staff that provides day-to-day governance of and services to the various companies within Riverside Health System.

Richard J. Pearce
President/CEO
Riverside Health System
Richard J. Pearce is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Riverside Health System. He joined Riverside Hospital in 1972, and has served in a variety of capacities, including administrator of Patrick Henry Hospital (now The Gardens at Warwick Forest), administrator of Walter Reed Memorial Hospital, and associate administrator of Riverside Regional Medical Center. He became senior vice president in 1977 with responsibilities for shared services, management contracts, and finance, and was named senior executive vice president and chief operating officer in 1984. In 1999, Mr. Pearce became president of RHS and in 2001, became chief executive officer.

A graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, Mr. Pearce received a Masters in Hospital Administration from the Medical College of Virginia.

Mr. Pearce is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has served on the Board of Directors of The Virginia Insurance Reciprocal, the Peninsula Agency on Aging, and Peninsula Hospital Services, and has been a member of the Long Term Care Committee of the American Hospital Association. A licensed nursing home administrator, Mr. Pearce has conducted educational seminars on long term care staffing and scheduling for the Virginia Health Care Association.

William B. Downey
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Riverside Health System
William B. Downey is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Riverside Health System. Mr. Downey joined Riverside Regional Medical Center as assistant administrator in 1985 and served as vice president and administrator of Riverside Walter Reed Hospital from 1986 to 1991, returning to RRMC as Senior Vice President in 1992. From 1995 to 2000, he was President and CEO of Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Roanoke and, from 2000 to 2001, was CEO of Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Florida.

Mr. Downey has a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University and a Masters degree in Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He has been involved in many community service projects. He currently serves on the Board of the Virginia Living Museum, Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, the United Way of the Virginia Peninsula and the Newport News Educational Foundation.

Barry L. Gross, M.D.
Executive Vice President/CMO
Riverside Health System
Dr. Barry L. Gross received his undergraduate B.A. degree in English from the University of Alabama, and his M.D. degree from the University of Alabama, Birmingham in 1975. He served his internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Riverside Regional Medical Center, and entered private practice in 1979. He became board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1981.

In 1981, Dr Gross served as the National Chairman of the Junior Fellow Division of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has served on the national Residency Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has served on the Technical Bulletin Committee for Gynecology for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He served six years as Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Riverside Regional Medical Center. In 1995, he became Medical Director of the Virginia Health Network. 

In 1996, he became Chairman of the Board of Advisors of Riverside Physician Associates (now Riverside Medical Group) and a member of the Riverside Health System Board. In 1998, he became the Vice President for Medical Affairs for Riverside Health System; and in 2001, Dr. Gross became an Executive Vice President for Riverside Health System.

Wade D. Broughman
Executive Vice President/CFO
Riverside Health System
Wade Broughman is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Riverside Health System. He joined Riverside Health System in January, 2002 as a Senior Vice President and CFO. 

Wade is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BS in Accounting and a graduate of the William & Mary Executive MBA Program. He is also a certified public accountant.

Wade is an Associate member of the American College of Health Care Executives, a Member of the Medical Group Management Association, a member of HFMA Virginia Chapter, he serves on the Board of Directors of Peninsula Health Care, and on the Board of Virginia Health Network.

Larry L. Boyles, SPHR
Senior Vice President, Employee Relations
Riverside Health System
Larry L. Boyles, SPHR, Sr. Vice President, Employee Relations has over 35 years experience in Human Resources. After receiving his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Old Dominion University, Larry worked for Newport News Shipyard & Dry Dock Company in several human resources roles. Prior to joining Riverside in 1975, Larry was the start-up Personnel Manager for Gambro Inc.’s North American manufacturing facility.

Larry started his Riverside experience as the Director, Personnel for Riverside Hospital. Over time, his responsibilities have evolved to Sr. Vice President, Employee Relations. As Sr. Vice President, Larry collaborates with the Riverside Human Resources Leadership Team in the ongoing evaluation, coordination, and implementation of human resource initiatives. Larry also serves as the Riverside Compliance/Privacy Officer.

In 1994, Larry received his certificate as a Senior Professional in Human Resources from the Society for Human Resource Management and was granted "Lifetime" certification in the year 2000. His memberships include the American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration, the Virginia Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration, Society for Human Resource Management (and SHRM Peninsula Chapter), Health Ethics Trust, and WorldatWork. Larry has also been recognized by the Herman Group as an Employee Retention Specialist.

Larry’s community involvement includes Board Member, Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula; Board Member, Virginia Business Health Coalition; Board Member, Riverside Employees Credit Union; Member, Peninsula Fine Arts Center; and Achievable Dream Corporate Presenter.

F. Michael Martin
Senior Vice President
Riverside Health System
Mr. Martin is the Senior Vice President for the Riverside Health System in charge of the Lifelong Health and Aging Related Services division. He joined Riverside in 1985. He is specifically responsible for aging related services which currently serve more than 4000 older adults on a daily basis. Lifelong Health handles the development and operation of continuing care retirement communities, assisted living apartments, nursing homes, short term skilled nursing and rehab centers, residential memory support, wellness centers, and community based services such as PACE, Home Health/Hospice, and home enabling technology.

Mr. Martin is a graduate of Old Dominion University and holds a Masters Degree in Long Term Care Administration from the University of North Texas. Mr. Martin has worked in the community of nonprofit long-term care providers since 1978 serving as administrator, development consultant, and now senior officer of a large multi-facility/service operation. Mr. Martin is a staunch advocate for the needs of and services to older adults and is currently promoting transformational efforts to prepare Riverside for an unprecedented change and growth in the aging population.

Mr. Martin has served in a number of leadership positions in long term care industry associations culminating as the Chairman of VANHA, the statewide industry association representing all nonprofit facilities and services serving the aging population in Virginia.

Rondra J. "Ronnie" Matthews
Senior Vice President
Riverside Health System
Rondra J. (Ronnie) Matthews joined Riverside Health System in September 2007. As Senior Vice President for Community and Organizational Development, she overseas the Human Resources department, the Riverside School of Health Careers, the Riverside Health System Foundation, and the Business Process Improvement/Project Management Office.

Prior to joining Riverside Health System, Ms. Matthews was employed by Tribune Company where she served as President, Publisher and CEO of the Baltimore Sun from 2006 to 2007, and prior to that served in the same role for the Daily Press from 2000 through 2006.

Ms. Matthews began her Tribune career at Orlando Sentinel Communications in 1980. During her twenty years in Orlando, she held the positions of Compensation and Benefits Manager, Employee Relations Manager, Advertising Operations Manager, Director of Business Planning and Development, and Vice President/General Manager.

She has been active in the community throughout her career, serving on local boards which included United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development, WHRO, the Hampton Roads Partnership, Greater Peninsula NOW and Virginia Air and Space Center.

A native of Inglewood, Calif., Ms. Matthews holds a master’s degree in business from Rollins College and a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from High Point University. She and her husband Keith reside in Williamsburg.

Patrick R. Parcells, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Administrator
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Dr. Patrick Parcells is the Administrator at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York with a double major in Physics and Chemistry. He attended Boston University Medical School, graduating Cum Laude in 1976 and was elected to AOA, the Honor Medical Society. He did a residency in Internal Medicine at the State University of New York at Syracuse. He subsequently completed his neurology Residency at Yale University in New Haven, CT.

Dr. Parcells joined Hampton Roads Neurology in 1981 and practiced Neurology on the Peninsula until December 2008. During that time he served as President of the Newport News Medical Society, President of the Virginia Neurological Society, Chairman of the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee for Virginia and recently as President of the Riverside Regional Medical Center Medical Staff (2007). Dr. Parcells has extensive clinical research experience in the areas of migraine, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and movement disorders and has lectured nationally and internationally (Australia, Canada) on these topics.

Dr. Parcells retired from clinical practice in December 2008 and became the administrator at Riverside Regional Medical Center in January 2009.

John T. Stanley,
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Riverside Health System
John Stanley is currently the Senior Vice President and CIO (Chief Information Officer) of Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia. John began his career at Riverside in 1976 as a Management Engineer and over the years has been responsible for Management Engineering, Strategic Planning, Decision Support and Information Technology. Under John’s guidance, Riverside has deployed many successful technologies in clinical, financial and strategic areas.

An Industrial Engineering graduate from Pennsylvania State University, John holds memberships in several professional societies and has served as president of a number of community and state organizations. He is a Fellow in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and one of the original founding members what is now the Virginia Chapter of HIMSS. John has made several regional and national presentations on subjects ranging from Strategic Planning to Information Systems Development. Most recently John has been serving as a Stephen Minister and Disciple Class Teacher at his local church.