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title: "CommonSpirit taps Cody Barnhart as Brazosport hospital CEO"
description: "Barnhart moves from running a Community Health Systems hospital in Oro Valley, Ariz., to lead the Lake Jackson, Texas, facility."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-10-17T03:54:02.559Z
date_label: October 17, 2026
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# CommonSpirit names Cody Barnhart CEO of Texas hospital

*[Cody Barnhart](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/100173329) was named CEO of [CommonSpirit](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/152837) – St. Luke's Hospital – [Brazosport in Lake Jackson](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/893166), Texas, in October, according to his LinkedIn profile, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review.*

Barnhart most recently served as CEO of an Oro Valley, Ariz., hospital within Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

Houston-based St. Luke's Health began using Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health's name in October, according to Becker's.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/commonspirit-texas-hospital-names-ceo/)

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