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In 2008, Grubbs became CEO of hospital in one of the state's most competitive markets. Replaced Tim Puthoff, who accepted a position with hospital owner, Community Health Systems. Almost immediately upon taking the helm, began overseeing $8.6 million expansion project, which began in May 2008 and represented the first expansion since the hospital opened in 1991. Completed in April, the expansion enhanced services for outpatient procedures and created additional capacity for labor and delivery at the 455-bed hospital. Previously served as CEO of Berwick Hospital Center in Pennsylvania. Tennessee experience includes stints as CFO at Lakeway Regional Medical Center in Morristown and Cleveland Community Hospital in Cleveland.

CFO named interim head of West Tennessee Healthcare upon the sudden June resignation of Richard Parks, who was named CEO in 2007 as a replacement for legend Jim Moss. At press time, the search for a permanent replacement to lead what is a top regional employer continued. West Tennessee Healthcare has about 5,000 employees, six hospitals and locations in 18 West Tennessee counties. As CEO, responsible for the public, not-for-profit Jackson-Madison County General Hospital--the flagship location that staffs the majority of the system's employees. In September 2008, the facility completed a multi-million-dollar, 365,000-square-foot expansion, which includes 280 new patient rooms, new cardiac cath lab suites and a new conference center, among other things.

"Four local businessmen started Jabezco as a mechanical and electrical industrial contracting business specializing in turnkey plant relocations. Since inception, four other operating divisions have been launched, including a properties company, a computer technology group, a promotional products company (which recently entered the Memphis market) and a safety-consulting firm, Pearson Safety Services (with satellite offices in Memphis and Nashville)."