Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System appointed Xavier Villarreal president of Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Okla.).
Mr. Villarreal brings nearly 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, including in operational excellence, strategic growth, quality improvement, physician engagement and patient-centered care, according to an Aug. 7 LinkedIn post from the health system.
He succeeds Michele Keeling, who will remain the hospital’s top officer through October as part of the leadership transition. She will work with Mr. Villarreal before her retirement.
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