Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Baptist Memorial Health Care announced major leadership transitions recently, including a new chief executive at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and the promotion of its former leader to head the health system’s flagship facility in Memphis.

According to a news release, Craig Earley has been named administrator and CEO of NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Earley previously served as chief operating officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.

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Earley joined Baptist Memorial in 2013 as a Frank Groner Administrative Fellow after earning an MBA and Master of Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Over the past decade, Earley has held multiple leadership positions across both NEA Baptist and Baptist Memphis prior to stepping into the top administrative role in Jonesboro.

Earley succeeds Sam Lynd, who has been named administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Lynd previously served as CEO of NEA Baptist, overseeing both the hospital and its associated clinics in Jonesboro.

Officials say the shifts are part of a broader administrative reorganization across the health system, which also includes former Baptist Memphis CEO Paul Cade transitioning to serve full time as vice president and metro market leader for Baptist Memorial Health Care.

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