Medical City McKinney (Texas) tapped Jaya Kumar, MD, to serve as CMO, effective in February.
Here are three points:
1. Most recently, Dr. Kumar served as the medical director for a 12-physician hospitalist group at Medical City Denton (Texas).
2. She has practiced at Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare hospitals for seven years.
3. She succeeds Steven Kaster, MD, who left for a new job opportunity within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.