Singing River Health System names Tiffany Murdock as CEO
Tiffany Murdock has been named CEO of Singing River Health System, the hospital board of trustees announced Thursday.
Murdock has been running the Jackson County-owned hospital system as interim CEO since her predecessor, Lee Bond, resigned Feb. 28.
A former nurse with a doctorate in public health executive leadership, Murdock worked at hospitals in Oregon and California before joining Singing River as executive director of surgical operations in 2016. She was named as administrator of the hospital’s Gulfport branch in 2020.
Murdock is Singing River’s first female CEO.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are pleased to have Tiffany continue to lead our health system in a positive direction,” said Erich Nichols, board president. “She has a proven track record of strategically leading the health system in a direction that is in the best interest of our staff and community while ensuring the quality of care for our patients comes first.”
Murdock’s appointment to the position comes at a key juncture for Singing River, as the hospital has announced plans to seek a buyer or to merge with a larger health system.
Like other hospitals in Mississippi, Singing River faces financial challenges in the near term. Among these are debts of nearly $30 million in overpaid Medicaid funding the hospital may have to return over the next three years.
