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Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee named an interim CEO after former hospital leader Kathryn Gillette announced her resignation March 7.

Robert “Bob” Krieger will serve as interim CEO as the Hospital Corporation of America facility looks for Gillette’s replacement.

Peter Marmerstein, President of HCA West Florida, thanked Gillette in a statement “for the leadership she provided to Osceola Regional Medical Center through a period of significant expansion and we wish her well as she pursues new opportunities.”

Krieger has managed several hospitals during his 20 years in healthcare, Marmerstein said.

Krieger

“Bob is a hands-on operator,” Marmeratein added. “He will continue Osceola Regional's focus in the areas of quality, facility expansion, graduate medical education and bringing other new services to Osceola community.”

According to reports, Gillette accepted the position as CEO of Bayfront Medical Center, a 480-bed facility in St. Petersburg. She will begin at her new role April 1.

Osceola Regional, a 257-bed facility, recently applied to become an Level II trauma center and is in the process of constructing a $52.6 million, three-floor tower that will house 60 beds and expand the hospital’s Orthopedic and Spine Center.