Tuba City Regional Health Care names Dr. James Kyle CMO

Tuba City (Ariz.) Regional Health Care Corp. has named James Kyle, MD, as its CMO.

Dr. Kyle will assume his duties overseeing medical care at the 73-bed hospital Oct. 20.

Prior to joining TCRHCC, Dr. Kyle served as CMO at St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare in Orange, Calif. Previously, he held the position of vice president of medical affairs at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif. He also served as vice president for development and senior associate dean for clinical affairs at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

Dr. Kyle earned his medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at UCLA Medical Center.

Executive search firm B.E. Smith oversaw Tuba City's CMO search, which led to the hiring of Dr. Kyle.