Baptist Anderson names new chief medical officer
MERIDIAN, Miss., March 11, 2026– Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center has named Dr. Hatem Mourad as its new chief medical officer.
Dr. Mourad will replace Dr. Keith Everett who retired on Feb. 28 after serving as the hospital’s CMO since 2019.
It is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Mourad to Baptist Anderson’s leadership team as chief medical officer. We are so fortunate to have someone with his expertise, respected tenure and connection to our community leading our medical team and advancing quality care for our region.
Mourad has more than 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, health care leadership and medical administration and has worked as a hospitalist at Baptist Anderson since 2009. He concurrently held positions with Keystone Healthcare Partners as chief medical officer and vice president of business development (2023 until 2026) and director of hospital medicine/VP of business development (2016 to 2023). He also held medical director positions with Coastal Urgent Care, Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital, Compassus Hospice and Grifols Plasma Biological Services.
Dr. Mourad has worked alongside Dr. Everett for a number of months to ensure a seamless transition of the role.
“I am grateful to Dr. Everett for his dedication and support of Baptist Anderson,” said Anderson. “He came out of retirement from private practice for this position in 2019 and has made many great contributions to the hospital since that time. He is an incredible leader and trusted advisor, and I wish him a happy and long retirement.”
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center merged with Baptist Memorial Health Care, one of the largest health care systems in the U.S., in January 2024. Founded by Dr. William Jefferson Anderson in 1928, the hospital became the leader in offering premier medical services in Meridian, Mississippi, with 260 patient beds on its north campus and 140 beds on its south campus. Providing unparalleled care in East Central Mississippi and West Central Alabama, Baptist Anderson offers access to the area’s only cancer center, including radiation oncology and medical oncology services, a level III trauma emergency department with helipad service, advanced intensive care and cardiac care units, a maternity program with a level III newborn ICU, an inpatient pediatric center, a medically based fitness center and a network of primary care, specialty and rural health clinics. For more information, visit www.baptistonline.org/locations/anderson or follow us on Facebook.
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