HCA Houston Healthcare tapped Elizabeth Ortega to serve as CEO of the Woman's Hospital of Texas in Houston, effective July 22.
Five things to know:
1. Most recently, Ms. Ortega served as COO at Methodist Hospital and Methodist Children's Hospital in San Antonio.
2. She previously worked at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, as COO.
3. She is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
4. Ms. Ortega holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
5. She succeeds Ashley McClellan, who was promoted to CEO of HCA Midwest Health's Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.