Tennessee hospital taps pharmacy director as CEO

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Paula Bell, PharmD, has been named CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare’s Henry County Hospital in Paris, Tenn.

Dr. Bell has served as the hospital’s director of pharmacy since 2018, according to a May 15 health system news release. She has experience in healthcare administration, hospital operations and clinical pharmacy and has played a key role in expanding access to key services and patient-centered care.

Dr. Bell also established Henry County Hospital’s first American Society of Health-System Pharmacists-accredited pharmacy residency program.

Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare operates eight hospitals.

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