Leadership

Travis Sisson - Chief Executive Officer
Travis Sisson joined Merit Health Wesley as CEO in March 2024. He previously held the position of chief operating officer at the hospital from 2008 - 2013.

Sisson has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has demonstrated an ability to guide health systems through new changes and initiatives, forge strong relationships with physicians, and engage with both employees and the community.

Sisson came from Merit Health Biloxi, where he has served as CEO since 2022. Prior to his role at Merit Health Biloxi, Travis was COO at Longview Regional Medical Center, where he was instrumental in recruitment and the launch of several new service lines.

He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and an MBA from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

Christy Wilson, CPA - Chief Financial Officer
Christy Wilson serves as the chief financial officer. Wilson began her career in Hattiesburg at Horne, LLP as a healthcare consultant and has returned to the Pine Belt with 20 years of healthcare finance experience.

Prior to her return to Hattiesburg, she served as the CFO for Princeton Baptist Medical Center, a 505-bed hospital located in Birmingham, AL, as well as Walker Baptist Medical Center, a 267-bed hospital in Jasper, AL. Her experience in Mississippi also includes serving as executive director of the Neuro Institute at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and as CFO for two CHS-affiliated hospitals in the Jackson area: Merit Health Woman's Hospital and Merit Health River Oaks.

Christy earned her Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She has been a board certified public accountant in the State of Mississippi since 2010.

Brenda Carroll - Chief Nursing Officer
Brenda Carroll serves as chief nursing officer. Carroll came to Merit Health Wesley from Ascension Via Christi St Teresa Hospital in Wichita, KS, where she served as vice president of nursing since 2016. Under her leadership, Ascension Via Christi was a leader in both patient satisfaction and quality. With more than 20 years in nursing and 13 years in nursing leadership, Carroll has a proven record of reliability, responsibility and compassion toward patients and co-workers.