Tom Ozburn, Parkridge Health System’s president for the past six years in Chattanooga, has taken the chief executive officer post at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Ozburn, who grew up on Signal Mountain, said in a memo to the staff at the Chattanooga hospital system that he’ll transition into the new role over a 30-day period.
“This timing will mark the completion of six amazing years in Chattanooga working with each of you in the Parkridge Health System,” he said in the memo. “My decision to move to this new role was not an easy one. The relationships, friendships, love and support that I have experienced while in Chattanooga have been amazing.”
Ozburn said a national search will start immediately to identify the next market president for Parkridge Health.
“I will be available to aid in the process and to help in the transition phase of ensuring that we do not lose any momentum,” he said. “I will make myself available to the new market president to ensure our strategies and strategic relationships are maintained.”