A new CEO was named Tuesday to lead the combined operations of the nonprofit health organizations Greater Cincinnati Health Council, the Health Collaborative and HealthBridge.

Craig Brammer will be the first chief executive officer to serve in this position, as a result of the reorganization of these three groups this past summer.

Brammer is a Cincinnati native. He has worked in Washington, D.C., for more than two years and is director of the Beacon Community Program in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Brammer starts the new local job in December, according to the joint announcement.

“Craig is an excellent choice because he has deep knowledge of health care policy, has the ability to run large and complex programs, and is familiar with the local health care landscape,” said Jane Durney Crowley, co-chair of the selection committee, in a statement. Crowley is also chair of the Board of Trustees for the Health Collaborative, and executive vice president of Catholic Health Partners. Catholic Health Partners is the parent organization of Mercy Health, which runs Fairfield’s hospital.

Greater Cincinnati Health Council is a nonprofit association of hospitals and other area health care providers. Butler County hospitals and Middletown’s Atrium Medical Center are all members of the group.

The Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati is a nonprofit group focused on regional health initiatives.

HealthBridge is the health information exchange for Greater Cincinnati whose participants include health systems of Butler County hospitals, physician practices, employers, health plans and public health. HealthBridge is leading and coordinating regional efforts to adopt electronic medical records.

The CEOs of the Health Council, Health Collaborative and HealthBridge will now report to Brammer.

Plans were announced in July to reorganize the health nonprofits to improve coordination on strategy and governance, strengthen the region’s ability to carry out a growing number of complex programs, attract additional funding, and showcase the success of the region as a national model for health care transformation, the groups said at the time.

Brammer is a Cincinnati native. Prior to working for the federal government, he was a program grant director for the Health Collaborative here. He is an alumni and has a faculty position at University of Cincinnati.