CAPE GUARDEAU, MO: Linnes takes over as CEO of SE Missouri Hospital

Debbie Linnes has taken over as president/CEO of Southeast Missouri Hospital. She succeeds James Wente, who retired after 19 years in the hospital's top job. The announcement was made in July. Linnes' first move as hospital chief was to hire James Limbaugh, COO of Montgomery Bank, to become executive vice president of planning and business development. To take the post, Limbaugh resigned as president of the hospital's board of trustees.