CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO: Linnes named CEO at SE Missouri Hospital

The former president of St. John's Regional Medical Center, Debbie Linnes, has been named president and CEO of the Southeast Missouri Hospital at Cape Girardeau. Linnes will succeed James W. Wente, who will retire after being affiliated with the hospital for 35 years. Linnes joined St. John's in 2003 as senior vice president and COO. She was named president and CEO in February 2006. She announced her resignation in June 2008, saying she wanted to pursue career opportunities elsewhere.