Princeton Baptist Medical Center has named Lavon Beard, PT, MBA as its new Associate Administrator. With over 20 years of hospital experience, he has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams to accomplish common goals.

After earning a Master's Degree in Business Administration, followed by a second Master's in Health Administration, both at UAB, Beard served in the UAB Physical Therapy Department for over 15 years.

He joined Princeton in 2018. In his most recent role as Director of Patient Experience, he assisted clinical teams to achieve exemplary patient satisfaction scores for their departments. Additionally, he was responsible for all aspects of several departments, which included Dialysis and Endoscopy.