Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has named Chad T. Lefteris CEO.
Mr. Lefteris assumed the role this month after serving as the system's COO since December 2018. He oversees UCI Medical Center and more than 12 outpatient research and specialty care centers in California's Orange and Riverside counties.
Before joining UC Irvine Health, Mr. Lefteris was vice president of operations of Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Rex Healthcare. He also was vice president of support services for UNC Rex Healthcare and administrative director of operations for Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Medical Center.
UCI Health is an academic medical center affiliated with University of California-Irvine.