John Darnell, MD, CMO of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Ky., is retiring, effective Feb. 15, 2020, according to The Daily Independent.
Dr. Darnell practiced as a family physician in Ashland for 27 years, beginning in 1983. He then became a hospitalist, physician adviser and CMO at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
He has also served as assistant district administrator and district administrator of Little League baseball for 18 years.
Dr. Darnell won the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians' Distinguished Service Award in 2015.
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