

JONESBORO, Ark. — Craig Earley has been named the administrator and CEO of NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro.
Earley has been the chief operating officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. He replaced Sam Lynd, who led NEA Baptist since 2020.
Lynd has been named administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, the flagship hospital of the Baptist Memorial system.
Earley has worked in the health system since 2013. He holds a Master of in Business Administration and Master of Health Administration from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Earley has also served in several leadership roles at NEA Baptist and Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.
NEA Baptist has been a part of the Baptist Memorial system since 2010.







