FORT SMITH, Ark. – Jeff Carrier, FACHE, recently joined Baptist Health as president of the Baptist Health Western Region, which includes two hospitals and more than 40 outpatient locations.
Carrier brings more than 20 years of health care experience to the River Valley. He will assume responsibility for Baptist Health’s hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren, as well as the region’s primary and specialty clinics. Baptist Health’s Western Region has approximately 1,600 employees.
Carrier, also a registered nurse, previously served as president and CEO of Centura Health in Kansas where he was responsible for multiple hospitals and numerous clinics in a three-state region. Prior to that, Carrier spent 12 years in leadership roles at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri. In addition to his health care career, he also served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Carrier and his wife, Jill, have three children and are excited to be closer to family in Northwest Arkansas.
“Baptist Health is well-known in the region for being a leader in health care and I’m excited to join the state’s first hospital so that I can help continue that legacy of quality and compassionate care,” Carrier said.
More information about Baptist Health’s operations in western Arkansas can be found by visiting baptist-health.com.
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For more than 100 years, Baptist Health has delivered All Our Best in health care through Christian compassion and innovative services. Baptist Health is Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care organization with more than 250 points of access that include 11 hospitals; urgent care centers; a senior living community; over 100 primary and specialty care clinics; a college with studies in nursing and allied health; a graduate residency program; and access to virtual care anytime, anywhere. It is also the largest private not-for-profit health care organization based in Arkansas, providing care through the support of approximately 11,000 employees, groundbreaking treatments, renowned physicians and community outreach programs. For more information about Baptist Health, visit baptist-health.com, call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888-BAPTIST or download the myBaptistHealth app. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.