HighPoint Health System announced that Carolyn Sparks has been named as permanent chief executive officer (CEO) of its Riverview and Trousdale facilities. She has served as interim CEO since July. Sparks comes to HighPoint Health System from Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (STRHS), another LifePoint Health system in Tennessee, where she has served as chief operating officer (COO) of its Winchester and Sewanee locations since 2020. During her tenure at STRHS, she led several capital and construction projects, the expansion of service lines, the recruiting of new physicians, and many staff development and community initiatives. Prior to STRHS, she served as assistant administrator of LifePoint Health?s Hospital Support Center in Brentwood. Sparks is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).