Ms. Fortune joins Mercy from St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, N.C., where she served as chief executive officer, according to a Jan. 8 news release. She has previous experience leading outpatient surgery centers at Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C., and National Surgical Hospitals in Chicago.
Mercy also named two other service line presidents: Brian Connor for neurosciences and Dawn Martin for women and children services.
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