Perry County Memorial Hospital Names Nick Harley as New CEO

Perry County Memorial Hospital named Nick Harley its chief executive officer, promoting the Tell City hospital's chief operating officer to the top leadership post. The announcement came March 25.

Harley has worked in healthcare for more than 21 years, with 13 of those years in management roles. His career at Perry County Memorial Hospital has centered on physician relations and practice management. Before becoming COO, he served as the hospital's vice president of ambulatory operations, a role that gave him direct oversight of the clinic network that now spans six off-campus locations across the region. He holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern Indiana and a bachelor's degree from Brescia University.

The internal promotion places a CEO in the role who has shaped the hospital's operational structure from inside. Perry County Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access facility on State Road 237 and one of Perry County's largest employers, with a workforce of more than 315 people. Alongside its main campus emergency department and surgery center, the hospital holds a Deaconess Health System affiliation that connects Tell City patients to the broader regional network.

Harley follows Jared Stimpson in the CEO seat. Stimpson joined the hospital in May 2023 after serving as regional CFO and director of affiliated hospitals at Evansville-based Deaconess Health System. Harley's path to the role traces an entirely different arc: built from within, starting at the clinic level and moving through two successive executive positions before reaching the top.

As of March 25, Perry County Memorial Hospital had not posted a formal press release or board statement detailing Harley's official start date, near-term strategic priorities, or any changes to staffing, service lines, or capital plans. Those details are expected to emerge through board communications and public remarks in the weeks ahead, and will be watched closely by the hospital's staff, patients, and community partners across Perry County.