Mercy Health-Cincinnati appointed Kenneth James its permanent East Market president and CEO.
Here are five notes:
1. Mr. James served as interim leader of the East Market since June.
2. He joined Mercy Health in December, serving as president of Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.
3. He previously served as CEO of Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tenn.
4. He holds a master's degree in industrial/organization management from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.
5. Mercy Health-Cincinnati's East Market includes Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital and Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati as well as ambulatory medical centers and physician practices.