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December 2014 • Volume 11, Issue 9 • $3.50

Special Report: CEO Spotlight

Fawn Creighton, CEO, Apollo Hospital
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New, state-of-the-art
special isolation unit
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INDEX
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Breaking Ground............3
Financial Perspectives.......4
Legal Affairs......................6
Physicians Forum.............7
Integrative Medicine.......11
Moving On Up................12
THA................................13

The responsibility of running a new hospital,
supervising an active family, serving on
boards of local charities and being a spouse
and partner to a high profile elected official
is all in a day’s work for Fawn Creighton.
In addition to being the CEO of the new
Apollo Hospital, featuring the Emil J.
Freireich Cancer Center, she is the mother
to two active children and the spouse
of Brandon Creighton, recently elected
District 4 Texas state Senator.
“I was born into a political family,” said
Fawn. “Dad served Oklahoma’s McCurtain
County for 30 years as a district court judge
and my grandparents were elected officials
as well. I’ve never known a life without an
election.”
One-fourth Choctaw Indian, Creighton
grew up in a part of Oklahoma known as
“Little Dixie.” She spent time searching for
arrowheads and learned life lessons with her
grandmother on the family ranch − an old
Indian reservation and burial ground where
the Trail of Tears ended for the Choctaws.
It was here she learned about Southern
values and community service.
“A lot of the food we ate was home grown or
came from hunting,” said Creighton. “My
grandmother was a writer, a community
organizer and elected state superintendent
− she did it all with a perfect attitude and a
smile. She was one of my biggest influences.”

Book Review:
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Consciousness
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An active youth helped prepare Creighton
for the many challenges she faces personally
as well as professionally. She has supervised
operation of Apollo Hospital since its
opening in December of 2013. The boutique
hospital offers a “one-stop shop” for patients
in North Harris and Montgomery County
and works closely with Greater Houston

Fawn and Brandon Creighton with their children, Cannon and Presleigh
Physicians Medical Association − providing
a network of primary care physicians,
specialists and healthcare providers for
diagnosis, treatment and logistics.

sleep,” said Creighton. “Fortunately, I only
need about four hours of sleep a night and
some nights I didn’t even get that. I’ve
always preferred being active.”

During this first year of operation, Fawn
was also active in her husband’s campaign
for the Texas Senate. After eight years
representing District 16 in the Texas House
of Representatives, Brandon faced a political
battle against multiple opponents. The
campaign involved a major commitment
from Fawn to attend rallies, fundraisers and
community events.

After graduating from Oklahoma State
University, Creighton received her master’s
degree at the University of Oklahoma. She
became a licensed professional counselor
for the state of Texas, specializing in
schizophrenia. Later, Creighton was hired by
Pfizer to help launch a new pharmaceutical
drug for the treatment of schizophrenia.
She also launched a boutique winery in
Montgomery with a partner in her spare
time.
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obligations, there wasn’t a lot of time for

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