Reedsport, Ore.-based Lower Umpqua Hospital District has named John Chivers, its former CFO, to the CEO post in a permanent capacity.
Mr. Chivers has served the hospital district as interim CEO, according to an Oct. 26 news release shared with Becker's. He has spent more than 34 years in healthcare administration, 11 of which were spent in Lower Umpqua Hospital District.
"It's been a very difficult time with the turnover in the last several years. We feel confident moving forward with John as the CEO," Ron Kresky, president of the hospital district's board, said in the release.