Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is proud to announce that Jim Wilson has been named the new CEO. Jim has served as CEO at Central Montgomery Medical Center since 2007. In that time he has made considerable progress in improving operations at the facility. Jim started his career almost 25 years ago as an EMT, later serving as an auditor for both the Office of Inspector General and Medicare. He worked his way through various leadership roles in the financial divisions of multiple hospitals as well as the corporate offices of both HCA and CHS. He later was named interim CEO at Pottstown Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania before accepting the CEO position at Central Montgomery in early 2007. During his tenure at Central Montgomery, Jim has improved patient safety, physician satisfaction, and employee satisfaction while serving the local area in numerous charitable and community organizations.

Jim obtained his BS in accounting from Creighton University in Nebraska, and his MHA from Regis University in Colorado. Jim will officially start as CEO on Monday, October 6th. Jim and his wife Moira will be relocating to Lakewood Ranch in the coming months.

Many thanks to Linda Widra, Lakewood Ranch COO, who has been serving as interim CEO during the search process. During her tenure in this role, the hospital has continued to show positive momentum in overall operations as well as continuing improvement in patient, employee and physician satisfaction.