Jay Pennisson has been named group chief financial officer for Brookwood Baptist Health and chief financial officer for Brookwood Baptist Medical Center.

Pennisson most recently served as chief financial officer and vice president of Finance for Tenet's Texas Region, including 21 acute care hospitals and seven micro-hospitals under the Tenet umbrella.

He first joined Tenet as a controller at Meadowcrest Hospital in Gretna, Louisiana. He has also served as chief financial officer of Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina and chief financial officer of Atlanta Medical Center.

He is a 10-time Tenet Circle of Excellence Award recipient.