Amy Hoey, BSN, RN, was named president of Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital.
Ms. Hoey is the first registered nurse to serve as president in the organization's 130-year history, according to a Nov. 3 news release.
In this role, she succeeds Jody White, who remains CEO of Lowell General, in addition to an expanded leadership position with Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine as executive vice president.
Ms. Hoey previously served as COO of Lowell General. Before that, she was vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer.