Chief medical officer named for Rapides Regional Medical Center

Rapides Regional Medical Center announces the appointment of Sherrie Somers, D.O., as the hospital’s new medical officer. Dr. Somers will be RRMC’s first female CMO. Dr. Somers’ first day at Rapides Regional Medical Center is May 17. She comes to Louisiana from Denver, Colorado, where she served as medical director for New West Physicians Hospitalist Inpatient Team with Optum Health.