Judith Peek-Lee has been named Market Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Capella-Saint Thomas’ Upper Cumberland health system, which includes River Park Hospital (RPH) in McMinnville, Highlands Medical Center (HMC) in Sparta, DeKalb Community Hospital (DCH) in Smithville, and Stones River Hospital(SRH)  in Woodbury.
The new position will provide financial operations leadership to the system and will be a strategic partner with each of the hospital CEOs, according to Mark Medley, president of hospital operations for Capella Healthcare.
The position, which Peek-Lee assumed on Oct. 29, is based at River Park Hospital.
Peek-Lee will work closely with Alan Phelps, CFO for RPH, and Alan Sharp, Controller for DCH, HMC and SRH.
Peek-Lee comes to Capella from HCA-Physician Services where she has been serving as group director of finance since 2008.
Prior to that, she served as CFO at a number of hospitals, including Nashville General Hospital, Henderson Hospital in Lexington, and Western State Hospital System in Hopkinsville, Ky.
She also worked as an Auditor for the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Murray State University in Murray, Ky.
Peek-Lee and her husband Eric Lee have two daughters. 
Capella-Saint Thomas Health System is a joint venture between Capella Healthcare and Saint Thomas Health that operates four hospitals in Middle Tennessee:  DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, Highlands Medical Center in Sparta, River Park Hospital in McMinnville, and Stones River Hospital in Woodbury.
Capella is the managing member and majority partner in the venture as well as the exclusive development partner for Saint Thomas Health across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky.
Based in Franklin, Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care and exceptional service.
Capella owns and/or operates 15 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in seven states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level.
The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, reinvesting in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities.
For more information, visit  www.CapellaHealthcare.com.
Saint Thomas Health is the market share leader in Middle Tennessee with 6,500 associates serving the region.  Saint Thomas Health’s regional health system consists of five hospitals – Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals and The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville – and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures in diagnostics, cardiac services and ambulatory surgery as well as medical practices, clinic and rehabilitation facilities.  Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States.  For more information, visit http://www.sths.com"www. sths.com.