Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) hired Jyric Sims to lead as CEO, effective July 24.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Mr. Sims served as senior vice president and COO at Hospital Corporation of America's Tulane Health System, based in New Orleans.
2. He previously served as director of operations at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
3. Prior to joining HCA in 2011, he was COO of St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
4. He holds a master of health administration degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
5. Mr. Sims has served on the board of the American College of Healthcare Executives' Louisiana chapter.