Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health created a new office of the president and selected Peter J. McCanna to serve in the role. Jim Hinton has served as president and CEO of the organization since January 2017.
Mr. McCanna, who will assume the position in mid-September, is currently serving as executive vice president and COO at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago. Equipped with more than three decades of healthcare industry experience, Mr. McCanna previously served as CFO at Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico and as CFO at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.
Mr. Hinton will transition some of his responsibilities to Mr. McCanna when he joins in September.
"This new office will further expand the capabilities of our already talented leadership team, helping us more rapidly evolve," said Mr. Hinton in an emailed statement.