LOS ALAMOS, NM (Nov. 19, 2025) – Los Alamos Medical Center is very pleased to announce that highly experienced healthcare leader Tony Young has joined the facility as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Young brings 40 years of healthcare management experience and will lead LAMC until a permanent successor is found for Tracie Stratton, who served as CEO at the hospital for four years.

Young said he looks forward to sustaining and building upon accomplishments achieved at the hospital over the last few years, particularly in the areas of quality, access to care, expansion of services and the recruitment of new providers to the community. Notably, LAMC earned the esteemed distinction of Lifepoint Health National Quality Program Affiliate and earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care.

“I am deeply committed to ensuring that this period strengthens – not disrupts – the culture of excellence and compassion that defines our hospital,” Young said. “My role as interim CEO is not only to maintain stability but to help us prepare for the next chapter with confidence.

“Since arriving, I have been truly impressed by the dedication and resilience of our staff. From the clinical teams providing exceptional care to the support service ensuring smooth operations, I see a shared commitment to our patients and one another. The sense of collaboration and pride in this hospital is palpable.”

Young’s vast experience includes healthcare leadership and management roles at a number of short-term acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician clinics, and diverse healthcare organizations. He has served as a hospital CEO primarily in Oklahoma, in addition to work in Florida, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. He most recently has served as interim CEO for multiple Lifepoint Health facilities, which owns and operates LAMC.

“I am thankful to be part of this community and for the opportunity to work alongside such remarkable professionals as we achieve our mission of making communities healthier,” Young said.