West Florida Hospital CEO Brian Baumgardener will be leaving Pensacola to become Chief Executive Officer of LewisGale Regional Health System, effective Nov. 14.
Baumgardner will serve as the market leader for LewisGale Medical Center, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, and LewisGale Hospital Pulaski.
He has served as the president and CEO of West Florida Hospital for the last four years. Under his guidance, the hospital achieved numerous recognitions including being named a 100 Top Hospital by Truven Health Analytics in 2015 and named by the Joint Commission as a Top Performer in six Key Quality Measures for four consecutive years.
Baumgardener last month took over the chairmanship of the Greater Pensacola Chamber board.
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