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Medical City Fort Worth announced this week that COO John Hoover has been elevated to CEO of the institution, effective Sept. 11.
Hoover, who had been acting CEO, succeeds Ben Coogan, who took over as CEO of Medical City Plano in June.
Hoover joined Medical City Fort Worth as chief operating officer in May 2021.
Prior to Medical City Fort Worth, Hoover served as chief operating officer at Eastside Medical Center in Atlanta. There he oversaw strategic development of services, facility and operations planning, and colleague engagement.
Hoover first joined HCA Healthcare, Medical City Healthcare’s parent company, in 2014. He has held a variety of leadership roles including vice president of operations at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, and business manager of surgical and emergency services at North Suburban Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.
Hoover earned a bachelor’s in communication from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Regis University in Denver.