Chris Rakunas has been named Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Regional Medical Center.
Rakunas moves up from chief operating officer, succeeding José Morillo, who was the head of the hospital for the past 3 years and relocated to Punta Gorda to be the head of Charlotte Regional Medical Center.
Rakunas says he looks forward to the new position and sees good things ahead for Lehigh Regional Medical Center.
After getting his degree at Berkeley, Rakunas was employed by Johnson and Johnson in global operations and strategic marketing. During that time he went back to graduate school at the University of Southern California (USC) where he earned a master’s in business administration and graduated on the dean’s list.
During his two years as COO at Lehigh Regional Medical Center, Rakunas was responsible for upgrading the CT and MRI, installing the PACS (Picture Archiving Computer System), building out the Joint Academy for elective orthopedic total joint replacements, constructing the current Wound Care Institute space, and installing and starting the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers in the hospital.
He is very active in the community and serves as a board member of Lehigh Community Services. He is also a board member of the Kiwanis Club of Lehigh Acres as well as a member of the Knights of Columbus in Lehigh Acres.
