Hospital system names new CEO

FORT MYERS — Dr. Larry Antonucci will succeed Jim Nathan as president and CEO of Lee Health.

The Lee Health board chose Dr. Antonucci after Nathan stepped down as president to serve as a board resource for the rest of his contract period, which ends in March 2019. Dr. Antonucci will assume his new role June 1.

Dr. Antonucci has been Lee Health chief operating officer since 2011, leading the patient care team at all Lee Health facilities. His responsibilities included the operation of the six hospitals within the system; outpatient facilities; post-acute services; ancillary clinical departments such as pharmacy, respiratory therapy, laboratory services and radiology/imaging services; and the physician practices owned by Lee Health.