UnityPoint Health-Des Moines has named Tom Mulrooney chief operating officer for Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Methodist West, effective immediately. He will also continue in his current role as vice president of surgical and cardiovascular services for UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. He will report to Eric Lothe, who was promoted to COO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines in July. Mulrooney joined UnityPoint Health in 2005 as an administrative fellow after receiving a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from the University of Iowa. Mulrooney is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, serves as the immediate past president for ACHE of Iowa, is an adjunct faculty member for the University of Iowa Department of Health Management and Policy, and graduated from the UnityPoint Health Management Leadership Academy. He was named Best Up and Coming Business Leader Under 40 by Business Record readers in 2010. To read a 2013 Closer Look profile of Mulrooney, click here.