Jeff Metts, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga.
Dr. Metts joins Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare from City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta, where he most recently served as medical director of outpatient medicine, perioperative medicine and occupational health, according to a Nov. 17 news release. From 2013 to 2020, he served as chief of medicine at City of Hope. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Metts took on the role of incident commander, leading the emergency response across five cancer centers.
Piedmont Newton is a 107-bed community hospital.
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