Ascension hospital welcomes 2 leaders

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has added two leaders to its executive team.

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Thomas Cummins, MD, was appointed chief medical officer and Julie Hudgens, PharmD, was appointed assistant COO, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s.

Most recently, Dr. Cummins served as division chief medical officer for Tyler-based UT Health East Texas. Dr. Hudgens most recently served as regional director of pharmacy having responsibility for Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, McMinnville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas River Park, and Sparta, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands pharmacy departments.

Ascension Saint Thomas Ruthorford is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas. Ascension Saint Thomas is part of St. Louis-based Ascension.

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