Mr. Whiteside is currently the CEO of another LifePoint facility, Los Alamos (N.M.) Medical Center, a Nov. 10 news release said.
He previously served as COO of Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte, La. and assistant administrator at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Fla.
Mr. Whiteside spent 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
