Mercy Health Toledo names new chief operating officer

11/30/2017
BY LAUREN LINDSTROM
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Jim Weidner was named chief operating officer of Mercy Health Toledo today.
Jim Weidner was named chief operating officer of Mercy Health Toledo today.

Jim Weidner has been named chief operating officer of Mercy Health Toledo, the health system announced Thursday. 

Mr. Weidner, 58, will oversee operations, including patient safety and customer service, for hospitals in Toledo, Oregon, Tiffin, Willard, and Defiance, as well as outpatient centers in the region. 

He was regional vice president for Quorum Health Corp. and led hospitals in Colorado and Illinois and was based in Nashville. Before that he was president and chief executive officer for Cullman Regional Medical Center in Alabama. Mr. Weidner joined Mercy Health on Nov. 27.

“We welcome Jim to Mercy Health and to Northwest Ohio. He is a dynamic, executive leader with more than 20 years of healthcare experience,” Bob Baxter, president and CEO, Mercy Health Toledo, said in a statement. “Jim’s understanding and embrace of the Mercy Health mission coupled with his extensive management expertise will help position Mercy Health for continued growth and success in meeting the healthcare needs of the communities we serve.”

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