HCA Virginia hospital taps CEO

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Nicole Tucker, RN, was appointed CEO of LewisGale Hospital Alleghany in Low Moor, Va., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

Ms. Tucker was promoted after serving in the role on an interim basis since May 2024, according to a June 13 hospital news release.

Before becoming interim CEO of LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, Ms. Tucker served as the hospital’s chief nursing officer and held interim CNO roles at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, Va., and twice at Terre Haute (Ind.) Regional Hospital.

LewisGale Hospital Alleghany is a 205-bed facility.

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