Covenant Hospital has named a new Chief Executive Officer of their Children’s Hospital and Lakeside campus.

Chris Dougherty has been selected as the CEO of these sections of the hospital as part of Covenant’s plan to expand pediatric services in the region.

“We feel blessed to have found someone like Chris who shares our passion for providing family-centered care to the children of this region,” said Troy Thibodeaux, Covenant Health System’s chief operating officer.

Dougherty last served as the senior vice president of community health for JPS Health Network in Fort Worth. He will begin working at Covenant in January.

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