Farrell Hays has rejoined Erlanger at Hutcheson’s administrative staff.
This announcement was made by Hutcheson President and CEO Roger Forgey during a recent hospital board meeting.
Addressing the board, Hays said, “I’m here to contribute and to help the future success of the hospital.”
Hays fills a vacancy created by Chief Financial Officer Denise Baker’s resignation, which takes effect on May 18.
“It’s a loss for us,” Forgey said of Baker’s leaving Hutcheson to assume a similar position with a hospital in Duncan, Okla.
Hays is familiar with Hutcheson, having served as either CFO or CFO/chief operations officer from 1976 through early 1987. Hays left Hutcheson when he and a group of investors formed Healthcorp and bought five hospitals, including North Park in Chattanooga.
North Park was sold to Memorial Hospital in 1998 and the remainder of Healthcorp was sold in December 2008.
Hays earned a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Georgia, was awarded an MBA from Vanderbilt University and is a certified public accountant.