Brentwood-based LifePoint Health recently appointed Sam Hutcheson to the role of chief of staff. Hutcheson replaces Osei Mevs, who has been appointed to a new position as senior director, provider onboarding and retention with the Physician Services team at LifePoint.

In the chief of staff role, Hutcheson will work closely with LifePoint Chairman & CEO Bill Carpenter to ensure proper coordination and effective communication of key issues, activities, projects and staff resources related to the company's top strategic priorities.

Hutcheson, who joined LifePoint in 2008, previously worked as a management consultant for AIM Healthcare, where he advised hospital and payer clients in the New York Metropolitan area on strategic projects. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and his MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management.