Penner announces retirement from Murray Calloway County Hospital

Murray-Calloway County Hospital recently announced president and CEO Jerry Penner is retiring March 31,2025.

Penner, who has spent 14 years in his position,  led many initiatives and successfully added new providers and innovative service lines, acquired new physician practices and led the construction and fundraising efforts of the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.

He spearheaded construction of the $15M Regional Cancer Center completed in August 2023 that has impacted so many people in Calloway and the surrounding counties. 

Under Penner’s leadership, the hospital has set record numbers for organization-wide patient satisfaction, dramatically increased access to primary care and specialty services, and modernized equipment and facilities throughout the organization. 

photo credit:  Murray Calloway County Hospital