Here are three notes:
1. Mr. Shimp most recently served as COO of St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas.
2. He has worked with Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America for 14 years. HCA is Del Sol Medical Center’s the parent company and it owns a majority in St. David’s Healthcare in Austin.
3. He succeeds Jacob Cintron, who left to serve as CEO of University Medical Center of El Paso.
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