Ferrell Hospital welcomes new CFO

ELDORADO - Ferrell Hospital has a new chief financial officer.

Dirk Morgan, CPA, became the new CFO of the hospital June 1.

Morgan comes to Ferrell Hospital with more than 30 years of health care finance experience, according to a hospital news release.

Most recently, he served as vice president of finance at Methodist Health in Kentucky, and Division CFO at Life Point Health. He served in similar leadership roles at RegionalCare Capella Health in Tennessee; Murray Calloway County Hospital, Murray, Kentucky; Capella Healthcare in Franklin, Tennessee; Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Kentucky; Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton, Kentucky; and Community Health Services in Cairo.

He was also the senior auditor for the Office of the Inspector General in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Morgan is a graduate of Murray State University, with a bachelor's degree in accounting.