Here are four takeaways:
1. Mr. Faulkner most recently served as CEO of Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Ky.
2. He replaces Hal Leftwich, who resigned following a five-year tenure.
3. Both Mr. Faulkner and Mr. Leftwich are employees of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health Resources, which manages Fishermen’s Community Hospital.
4. The hospital is in talks to partner with Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida. If the partnership goes through, Quorum would no longer manage the hospital and Baptist would bring in a new executive team.
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