Ascension taps Kansas hospital president

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Lori Tackett, MSN, RN, has been named president of Via Christi St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kan.

Ms. Tackett has served as chief nursing officer and COO of the hospital since December 2023, according to a May 8 LinkedIn post from Ascension Via Christi.

She succeeds Laurie Labarca, who was named president of Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita in February.

Ascension Via Christi is part of St. Louis-based Ascension.

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