New hospital CEO settles into position

Philip Hofstetter became Petersburg Medical Center's new CEO earlier this month and already has plans to bring some improvements to the facility.

As he begins his first few weeks as CEO, Hofstetter is taking the time to become familiar with the different departments and how they operate, he said. He is also focused on meeting as many people in the facility and in the community to get a sense of what is done well and what needs improvement.

"It seems there's a lot of people from the community that care in the organization and that brings a certain environment that is attractive for me," said Ho...