Dr. Roddy Lochala was recently named the new chief medical officer (CMO) at Unity Health – White County Medical Center in Searcy, Ark.
Lochala received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and attended medical school at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Missouri. Before joining the Ray Montgomery Department of Graduate Medical Education family medicine residency program as associate program director in January of 2019, he worked in private practice for 17 years in Newport, Ark.
As CMO, Lochala is a member of both the physician and administrative teams, with a focus on ensuring patient safety, quality, and efficiency. He will also continue to work with the family medicine resident physicians in the Continuity Care Clinic at Searcy Medical Center.
“As a physician and CMO, I have an opportunity to make an impact on the health and wellbeing of our community by ensuring quality care in our hospital and encouraging healthy behaviors outside of our hospital,” Lochala said.
In addition to being CMO, Lochala is an Air National Guard flight surgeon and currently serves as chief of aerospace medicine for the 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, Tenn. He is on the board of directors of El Puente Hispanic Services Center in Searcy, Ark. where they help to provide services to the Hispanic community to aid in access to medical care, help with documentation, and provide English lessons.