Chris Keller, vice president, clinical services, Blanchard Valley Health Systems, is the new Chief Administrative Officer of Bluffton Hospital. She was introduced to Bluffton council members on Monday evening.

She is replacing William Watkins, who has accepted a new assignment in the BVHS in Findlay. For the past 18 months in addition to his duties as Bluffton’s CAO, Watkins has also served as CAO of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices.

Watkins’ last day at Bluffton is Tuesday. He joined the hospital staff in July of 1979 as Director of Finance and eventually became CAO.

Keller will assume the CAO role at Bluffton on Wednesday. She will work at the Bluffton Hospital on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will continue as vice president of clinical services in Findlay on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

She joined the BVHS in August of 1994.

Photos below: William Watkins, left; Chris Keller, right