Chad Patrick will be stepping down as CEO of the HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital to pursue the position of CEO for HCA Florida's Orange Park Hospital.

The move comes just months after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services found Mission Hospital to be in immediate jeopardy, the most serious sanction a hospital can receive.

HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital announced Sept. 16 that Greg Lowe, the President of HCA’s North Carolina Division, will replace Patrick, who became Mission’s CEO in 2019, following HCA’s purchase of the former nonprofit hospital system for $1.5 billion.

The change is meant to streamline Mission Hospital's administrative structure and improve communication between leaders and staff, a spokesperson said.