Hospital Sisters Health System has announced the promotion of Chad Markham, MBA, to Chief Operating Officer of its Central Illinois Market. Markham, who previously served as President and CEO of HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital and HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, will now oversee operations for five hospitals in the region: St. Anthony's Memorial in Effingham, Good Shepherd in Shelbyville, St. John's in Springfield, St. Mary's in Decatur, and St. Francis in Litchfield.

Markham joined HSHS in September 2021 and has been in healthcare executive leadership since 2005, including a notable 12-year tenure at UnityPoint Health's St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.

Danny Hardman, RN, BSN, MBA, will step in as Interim Chief Administrative Officer at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital and Good Shepherd Hospital.

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