Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center has named Kirkpatrick "Kapua" Conley COO, effective April 1, according to the Seaside Courier.
Mr. Conley has more than 10 years of health administration and general management experience. He has a background in comprehensive cancer care and information technology in integrated healthcare system environments and public healthcare districts.
Most recently, Mr. Conley served as CEO of Fallbrook (Ca.) Hospital for three years. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Conley was CEO of Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev. Before that, from 2008 to 2010, he was assistant CEO of Oro Valley Hospital in Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Conley began his career at Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he served for three years as a genitourinary cancer center administrator.