Biography

Bruce McVeigh began his career in the U.S. Army in 1984 after graduating from Providence College with a degree in Health Care Administration. He served our Nation and the United States Army honorably for 30 years in uniform, and during that tenure, he commanded numerous medical organizations at every conceivable healthcare level from Military Hospitals to an entire Health System in the country of Afghanistan for a year. Bruce deployed in support of numerous national contingency operations, and was appointed to senior health planning and operations positions within the joint realm, the Army staff, and other highly selective recruited positions. He commanded a deployed Hospital for a year in Baghdad, Iraq during the 2009-2010 surge period and also commanded and led the entire healthcare system in Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013 by where he oversaw 6 military hospitals, 38 separate surgical / ER entities, and all logistics and medical support units encompassing a very broad yet effective healthcare delivery model. 

Bruce also earned two master’s degrees in executive leadership programs during his tenure in uniform. He has led, developed, and trained organizations of over 3,800 personnel and demonstrated experience managing budgets in excess of $950 million dollars. He has considerable knowledge and expertise in Hospital organizations, health policy formulation and program implementation, the TRICARE health plan, strategic medical planning, communications and media relations.

After his retirement from the Military, Bruce has served in Chief Operating Officer roles for Neighbors Healthcare Inc, and for Prytime Medical Inc. At Neighbors Health, he was responsible for healthcare executive leadership and change management for a very rapid growth Emergency Care Health System in order to promote a reputation for quality, innovation, and clinical excellence. He shaped the strategic direction of the Company and built a top-performing team of 800+ professional staff and 350+ physicians. Bruce developed and implemented organizational operational processes and frameworks to support the accelerated growth NEC experienced and worked across the organization to identify trends and changes in the marketplace in order position the company as an ER market leader.

At Prytime Medical, he provided Operational Management, Supply Chain oversight, and Market Development for a very successful and emerging medical device company that designs, develops, and executes minimally invasive solutions for temporary hemorrhage control in the emergency and critical care environments. He was overall responsible for the development and integration of the organizational strategic plan and maintaining operational oversight of all company business facets. He always ensured best practices and consistency for this quickly growing and expanding organization. Also developed and implemented key operational processes to support the accelerated growth across the organization to ensure this company is a leader within the medical device space in both US and foreign areas of the world.

Bruce also became a Board Member and Owner in Exceptional Healthcare in June of 2023.