Here are five notes:
1. Mr. Jackson most recently served as CEO of Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital.
2. He also spent time as CFO of Greenwood Leflore, a 248-bed rural referral hospital.
3. He served as chairman of the 2016-17 Mississippi Hospital Association board of governors.
4. In 2015, the American College of Healthcare Executives honored him with the Senior Healthcare Executive ACHE Regents Award.
5. Mr. Jackson succeeds Richard Hilton, who is retiring.
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