Mr. Capers is president of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis.
In his new role, he will oversee community-based hospitals within Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, including Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn., Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tenn., and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon, Tenn., according to an Aug. 9 news release.
He will also represent Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s interest in a Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville (Tenn.) joint venture, the release said.
Mr. Capers will assume his new role Aug. 15.
