Mr. Walton served as president of the Adventist Health Policy Association for the past four years, according to a Sept. 9 news release. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of Killeen, Texas-based Metroplex Health System and Greeneville, Tenn.-based Takoma Regional Hospital.
He will begin in his position Sept. 15.
“Carlyle is an outstanding leader with a remarkable list of achievements and someone who has a passion for excellence,” Scott Steiner, president and CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System, said in the release.