ST. LOUIS: Liekweg named president of BJC HealthCare

Richard J. Liekweg has been named group president of BJC HealthCare and president of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, effective Sept. 14. He comes to St. Louis after six years as CEO and associate vice chancellor for the University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a 1,252-bed nonprofit academic hospital, is the largest hospital in Missouri.