William Montgomery has been appointed chief information officer for Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.
Montgomery is currently president of Cedar Brook Consulting in Gainesville, Fla. Prior to that, he served as vice president, healthcare, for Sprint Nextel, of Reston, Va., and was responsible for all strategic planning and the definition and development of markets and products for the healthcare field.
Montgomery holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in health systems management from Union College of Schenectady, N.Y.
Hospital Sisters Health System includes St. John’s Hospital and hospitals in Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator and in Wisconsin: Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay.