Covington, La.-based Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of New Orleans-based Tulane Medical Center, named Scott Montgomery COO. He will assume the role at the end of September.
Mr. Montgomery comes to Lakeview Regional from TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., where he served as vice president of operations and co-ethics and compliance officer. His prior experience includes working for the City of New Orleans and Lockheed Martin.
Mr. Montgomery holds an MBA from Belmont University's Massey School of Business in Nashville, and he graduated from the HCA Executive Development Program. He has served as a board member of the American College of Healthcare Executives Middle Tennessee
He succeeds Hiral Patel, who was named CEO of Lakeview Regional.