Here are three things to know:
1. Mr. Watkins most recently served as chief administrative officer and COO for UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.
2. He holds a juris doctor degree from Peninsula University in Mountain View, Calif., and has completed the healthcare facilities executive program from South Bend, Ind.-based University of Notre Dame.
3. Dignity Health-Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit community hospital.
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