Riverhead, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care appointed Alan Daugherty CEO. SageWest Health Care, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health, is a two-hospital system.
Here are four notes:
1. Mr. Daugherty most recently served as CEO of Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas, and Ennis (Texas) Regional Medical Center, both of which are LifePoint Health facilities.
2. He has previously held numerous leadership roles within LifePoint facilities, including serving as CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte, La.
3. He serves on an advisory board for U.S. Representative Joe Barton, R-Texas.
4. Mr. Daugherty succeeds Tracie Stratton, who has been serving as interim head of SageWest since December 2016, in addition to her role as vice president of nursing and clinical operations for LifePoint's Western Group.