The administration of Wellington Regional Medical Center and its parent company, Universal Health Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Bishop, D.O., to the position of Medical Director.

Dr. Bishop, the former owner and practicing physician of Western Communities Family Practice, is a well known and highly respected family physician in the community where he has served his patients with care and compassion for more than two decades.

Dr. Bishop, a board-certified family physician, earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Over the years, Dr. Bishop has held various positions in the hospital including Chairman of the Family Practice Department, Vice Chief and Chief of Staff and program director for the Family Residency Program. He has also served as Wellington Regional’s Chairman of the Board of Governors.