THE WOODLANDS, TX: Staff named for new St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital

The new St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital in The Woodlands, a 30-bed specialty hospital dedicated to cardiology, sports, and orthopedic medicine, will open on Sept. 28. Hospital officials say 120 employees and physicians are already on board the staff at St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital. According to Mona Tucker, director of human resources for St. Luke's The Woodlands, over 4,000 employment applications were submitted for the first 100 positions that have been filled at Lakeside Hospital. Diane F. McNamee, RN, has been named CNO for Lakeside Hospital. Brant Lipscomb, MD, has been appointed CMO. Vincent Aquino, MD will serve as chief of cardiology. Kelly Blevins, MD, has been named chief of surgery. Wael Asi, MD, was named chief of medicine.