Ginger Raya
Associate Professor Non-Tenure Instruction
Management, Policy & Community Health
915/975-8520
5130 Gateway Boulevard East, El Paso, TX 79905-1608
About
Dr. Ginger Raya is a nationally recognized healthcare executive, educator, and mentor with more than 20 years of experience driving operational improvement, strategic growth, and organizational transformation across academic institutions and health systems. She has led revenues up to $67M, managed budgets of $68M, and developed teams of more than 250, consistently delivering sustainable performance while strengthening organizational culture. Dr. Raya serves as Center Director of the George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management and Associate Professor at UTHealth Houston, where she designs executive leadership programs, builds statewide partnerships, and mentors healthcare leaders. She was selected by the UT System to help lead implementation of HB18 through the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy, partnering with state agencies and rural hospital leaders to develop executive training programs that strengthen leadership capacity and financial sustainability across rural hospitals. In 2025, she launched the Executive Certificate in Healthcare Management & Leadership, a nationally accessible program addressing leadership gaps in underserved and rural healthcare systems. Previously, she held senior leadership roles with HCA Healthcare and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, leading turnaround, patient experience, and revenue cycle initiatives adopted across divisions. An award-winning leader and 2026 Hunt–Aspen Institute Fellow, she was named a 2024 Woman of Distinction by TAMACC, received the American College of Healthcare Executives Service Award, and was nominated for the HCA President's Diamond Award. Dr. Raya is a sought-after speaker on healthcare leadership, Board Chair of the El Paso Chamber Healthcare Coalition, President of ACHE of the Southwest, and host of The HealthSpark Podcast.
Research Interests
- Border Health
- Clinical Trials
- Healthcare Management
- Population Health
- Public Health Leadership
- Women’s Health