Chief Operating Officer
HMC/CAH Consolidated
Gordon Docking currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of HMC/CAH, a national system of 12 rural Critical Access Hospitals, based in Kansas City. Docking joined HMC/CAH in October, 2008. He is responsible for the operations of the hospitals owned and operated by the system, as well as being involved in the marketing and acquisition efforts of the system.
Docking has worked in healthcare for more than 20 years. Prior to joining HMC/CAH, Docking spent the previous 10 years as CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, and St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri, which is suburban Kansas City. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Hospital Association.
Prior to entering the healthcare industry, Docking worked in broadcasting. He was a sports anchor and reporter for the NBC television affiliate in Kansas City, working at the station for nearly 12 years. After leaving television to enter the hospital industry, Docking spent another 15 years hosting the postgame radio program on the Kansas City Chiefs radio network.
Docking has an MBA as well as a Masters degree in Health Services Administration. His undergraduate degree was in Journalism from the University of Kansas, where he was also a member of the KU swimming team. Docking has coached a Special Olympics swimming team for over 20 years, and has been very involved in charities serving people with Down syndrome.
