Sean Patterson assumes the role of chief operating officer for TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna effective Monday.

"We are thrilled to have Sean join the TriStar StoneCrest family," said Lou Caputo, CEO of TriStar StoneCrest in Smyrna, Tenn. Sean brings a wealth of leadership experience and knowledge of facility operations to TriStar StoneCrest. I am confident that our entire staff and patients from our community will benefit tremendously because of his vision to continually improve the healthcare needs of our facility."

Patterson joins TriStar StoneCrest from TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Madison, Tenn., where he served as associate chief operating officer for the past two years. During that time, Patterson orchestrated the expansions of the Neuro Intensive Care and Medical/Surgical units, piloted multiple tools to assist with MyRounding Patient Experience software, and managed staffing and labor productivity at both Skyline Main and Skyline Madison campuses. He began his career with HCA as a manager of performance improvements in July 2012. Before joining the HCA family, Patterson was the assistant administrator at St. Mary's Health System in Evansville, IN.

In his new role, Patterson will be responsible for oversight of all departments within the hospital organization to ensure operational objectives and results are in accordance with overall hospital objectives. Patterson holds a bachelor's of arts in Biology and master's in healthcare administration both from University of Kentucky, in Lexington, KY.