Ron Connovich has been named president of Fort Hamilton Hospital. He succeeds Michael Mewhirter, who was appointed vice president of finance for the Grandview Medical Center System, part of Kettering Health Network.

Connovich has more than 30 years of health care experience in finance and operations. He joined Kettering Health Network in 2012 as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia and Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek.

Connovich received an associate degree in biomedical/medical engineering, a bachelor’s degree in business administration and general management from the University of Hawaii-West Oahu, and an M.B.A. from Chaminade University of Honolulu.