Capella-St. Thomas, the Nashville-based joint venture, has named Judith Peek-Lee as market CFO for its Upper Cumberland health system.

The system includes four Tennessee hospitals: 125-bed River Park Hospital, McMinnville; 42-bed Highlands Medical Center, Sparta; 57-bed Dekalb Community Hospital, Smithville; and 55-bed Stones River Hospital, Woodbury.

Peek-Lee, whose age was not disclosed, was previously group director of finance at HCA-Physician Services. She has also served as CFO at hospitals such as Nashville General Hospital and Henderson County Community Hospital, Lexington, Tenn.

The newly created position is based at River Park.