Swedish Health Services has named Anthony (Tony) Armada as its new CEO effective Nov. 1.

Armada is currently the president of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, an academic and research hospital that operates the only level I trauma center in the Northwest Chicago region.

The hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, the largest health provider in Illinois and one of the nation’s top health systems.

Prior to joining Advocate, Armada served as president and CEO of the Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network in Detroit from 2004-2009. Armada also served as senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente’s Metropolitan Los Angeles Service Area in California from 2000-2004.

Armada succeeds Swedish interim CEO Marcel Loh, who was named to his role in April 2013 following the departure of Swedish CEO Kevin Brown, who was named chief executive of Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta.

Armada is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and past chairman of the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Healthcare Management Board of Directors. In 2007, he was appointed the inaugural chairman of the Asian Healthcare Leaders Association. In 2012, he was appointed President of the Healthcare Executive Study Society.