Dennis Knox has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Mid-Columbia Medical Center. Knox is a Texas native with more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Knox comes to The Dalles from Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston. He also served as CEO at Antelope Valley Hospital, a 420-bed acute care safety net hospital in Lancaster, California, and Universal Health Services in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania where he served as CEO and managing director. Knox has a Bachelor of Arts in Management Science from Duke University, where he also earned a Master’s Degree in Health Care Administration. MCMC also announced that Edwin Bode has been named interim Chief Financial Officer. Bode comes from Urgent Point in Los Angeles. Bode was previously CFO of Vista Health System in the greater Chicago area and CFO of Saint Francis Healthcare in the greater Memphis area.