Jerry Dooley, interim CEO, UP Health System-Marquette.

MARQUETTE — UP Health System announced today that Jerry Dooley will join its team as interim CEO for UPHS-Marquette on June 19.

A veteran health care leader, Dooley has been part of the Duke LifePoint and LifePoint Health teams for more than a decade, serving as interim CEO for hospitals across the nation that are experiencing a leadership transition, according to a UPHS press release. He was chosen as UPHS-Marquette’s interim leader for his commitment to high-quality care and depth of operational experience, the release states.

Before joining Duke LifePoint and LifePoint as an interim executive, Dooley served as CEO at hospitals including Monroe Hospital in Bloomington, Indiana, Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health center in Matoon, Illinois, and Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton, Indiana.

Dooley holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana State University in Terre Haute and a master’s degree in hospital administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Dooley will remain with the hospital until a replacement is recruited for outgoing CEO Brian Sinotte.