Two Texas LifePoint hospitals will welcome newly named CEO Bob Honeycutt, the system announced Tuesday. Honeycutt will take the helm at Ennis Regional Medical Center and Parkview Regional Hospital on Oct. 2.
"Bob is exactly the type of dynamic leader we were looking for," said Mike Montgomery, chair of ERMC's Board of Directors. "He has the experience, expertise and love of community that we need to keep quality care right here close to home."
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Honeycutt previously served at Arizona General Hospital as president and CEO of Dignity Health's Arizona Market for the past three years. Honeycutt drove growth across all service lines; recruited more than 200 physicians and led the health system to pass 10 Arizona Department of Health licensing surveys and five Joint Commission surveys across all locations, LifePoint said in a statement.
"Under his leadership, the system also saw positive growth in patient experience and HCAHPS scores each quarter."
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Honeycutt also served in numerous executive leadership roles, including CEO of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern Arizona in Tucson, Arizona; chief operating officer of Lakeway Regional Hospital in Morristown, Tennessee; and CEO of Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud, Illinois, among others. He has an MHA and an MBA, both from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Baylor University in Waco. He is a certified healthcare executive by the American College of Healthcare Executives.
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