T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow has hired an Owensboro native as its next chief executive officer.
Bud Wethington returns to Kentucky from Texas where he is currently CEO at Tomball Regional Medical Center outside of Houston. Wethington has more than 30 years of experience in the health care field.
"Following a national search which began in February, Mr. Wethington was determined to be the best fit for our hospital," said Mike Bryant, board member and search committee chairman, in a news release. "The health care industry is ever changing, and we need someone with Bud's experience and knowledge so that we can continue to grow and serve this community."
Wethington replaces interim T.J. Samson CEO Henry Royse, who took over when Bill Kindred accepted an early retirement offered by the hospital late last year in a budgetary move.