AdventHealth names 1st regional chief medical officer

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth named Bela Nand, MD, its first regional chief medical officer for its mid-America region.

Dr. Nand, who stepped into her new role June 29, will serve as the primary CMO for Merriam, Kan.-based AdventHealth Shawnee Mission while also supporting quality, safety and physician engagement across the mid-America region, according to a July 7 system news release. She will also provide CMO support to AdventHealth Ottawa (Kan.).

She most recently served as CMO at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s facilities in Hinsdale, Ill., and La Grange, Ill.