Loretto Hospital announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed George N. Miller, Jr. MHSA, FACHE as the new President and Chief Executive Officer, the first African-American CEO in the hospital’s history. Miller is the former CEO of President and CEO of CommUnityCare Health Centers, the largest FQHC in Texas and the 10th largest in America, as well as served on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama. His appointment is the strategic move by the Board to help drive decisions to improve health equity for Austin residents. Miller, who on his first day at Loretto walked the halls to greet every employee, is widely known as an expert in turnaround operations, for motivating his staff, and for delivering nationally recognized health care quality to complex organizations. With more than 28 years of experience, Miller has served as a senior health care executive and thought leader specializing in community health advocacy, health care operations and physician engagement. “I use my faith to help me guide where to take an organization, wherever I go. I am from Austin, Texas, coming to help improve health care standards in Austin in Chicago. I think this means something. I was successful in Austin, Texas, and I’ll bring that same success to Loretto Hospital and to the Austin community in Chicago,” Miller said.