CEO position filled at Northwest Health

Northwest Health has named Denten Park its chief executive officer.

Park moves into the health care system’s leadership role after spending nine years as chief executive officer at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M. He replaces Sharif Omar, who had been CEO since August 2014 before leaving Northwest Health in April.

Park has more than 20 years of executive management experience at hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. He earned his master’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State and his bachelor’s degree in business management and social business from Utah State.

Northwest Health has five hospitals, more than 540 physicians and 2,200 staff members across Northwest Arkansas.