HIGHLAND, IL: Sebastian named new CEO at St. Joseph's Hospital

Peggy A. Sebastian, a nurse with more than 29 years of experience in healthcare administration, has been named president/CEO of St. Joseph's Hospital. She begins on Oct. 5. Sebastian succeeds Dennis Hutchison, who has served as interim administrator of St. Joseph's since December. Sebastian joins St. Joseph's after leading her own healthcare consulting firm. Between 2006 and 2008, Sebastian served as chief patient care officer for Rogers Behavioral Health System, which provides patient care at four locations in Wisconsin. Before that, she served as vice president and the executive in charge of operations at the 275-bed Mercy Hospital in Janesville, WI, from 1999 and 2006.