Medical City Dallas Hospital has named Erol Akdamar president/CEO, effective Jan. 11. Akdamar, 42, is currently CEO at St. David's South Austin Hospital. He has held various senior management roles over the past 15 years, including hospitals involved in partnerships between HCA and tax-exempt organizations such as St. David's in Austin, Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA, and Tulane University Hospitals in New Orleans.