Hospital welcomes new chief executive officer

Lovelace Health System welcomes Buddy Daniels as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lovelace Regional Hospital, effective April 29, 2019.

As an experienced health care executive, Daniels most recently served as CEO at San Angelo Community Medical Center, a part of Community Health Systems, in San Angelo, Texas. Daniels led the operations of this 168-bed acute hospital with approximately 750 employees. Daniels has also served as CEO and chief operating officer at several health care facilities, including Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Helena Regional Medical Center in Helena, Arkansas.

Daniels earned a Bachelor of Science in health care administration from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada. He then earned a master’s in health information systems from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. Daniels served on the 2018 boards of United Way San Angelo and the Laura Bush Institute for Women’s Health.