Memorial Health System has tapped Shawn Dufford, MD, to serve as chief medical officer, the Gulfport, Miss.-based system said Aug. 15.
Most recently, Dr. Dufford was senior vice president and CMO at Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health, now rebranded as Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health after a merger in 2022.
At Memorial Health System, Dr. Dufford will oversee quality, safety, patient experience, medical staff services and hospital-based physician services. The health system includes two hospitals.