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Took the helm at 286-bed, 1,200-employee Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC), which is a member of St. Thomas Health Services, in 2006. Joined MTMC in 1998, serving as senior vice president of support services, senior vice president of operations and COO before becoming CEO. During tenure, has overseen a $26 million outpatient service facility and is currently overseeing a $267 million project for MTMC's 550,000-square-foot replacement facility, which is expected to open in November 2010. Located on 68 acres, the new campus is four times larger than MTMC's current campus and contains two hospital towers (five stories & seven stories), each of which are capable of expanding to eight stories to further accommodate Rutherford County's growing population.