TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Terre Haute Regional Hospital has named Mark Casanova as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 6.
“We are pleased to welcome Mark to Terre Haute Regional,” Tim McManus president of HCA Healthcare Capital Division based in Richmond, Virginia, said. “His extensive healthcare experience along with his passion for collaborating with physicians, staff, and the community he serves, will allow Regional to continue to build upon their environment of clinical excellence.”
Casanova comes to Regional from Texas, where he has served as president of CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Christi-South in Corpus Christi for the past nine years. He was born and raised in New Orleans. He started his career as a respiratory therapist and progressed through the management ranks at Health South and Baptist Health Memorial in Memphis, Tenn.
“Mark is a great choice for Regional, and also for Terre Haute,” said Bart Colwell, president of Regional Hospital’s Board of Trustees. “Mark and his family will be a great addition to the community.”
Casanova received his undergraduate degree in cardiopulmonary science from Louisiana State University and his Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Memphis.
“I look forward to being part of the Terre Haute community, and am honored to have been selected to lead such an outstanding facility within the HCA Healthcare system,” said Casanova, who will be relocating to the area with his wife and two teenagers. They also have two children attending colleges in Texas.
