T.J. Samson Community Hospital’s Board of Directors has announced that Bud Wethington has accepted the position of chief executive officer of the organization.

Wethington will replace Bill Kindred, who retired from the hospital’s top position in December 2013. Wethington, a native of Owensboro, Kentucky is the current chief executive officer at Tomball Regional Medical Center, a Community Health Systems (CHS) affiliate in Tomball, Texas. He has 30 years of experience in the field of health care. Prior to his tenure in Tomball, he was president and chief executive officer of Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Florida. Wethington has also worked for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in several capacities.

Wethington and his wife, Jeanell, will relocate to Glasgow in August. He will begin his role as chief executive officer of T.J. Samson Community Hospital on August 18.