(Benton, IL) — The Franklin Hospital Board Tuesday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Hospital CEO Hervey Davis. His last day is today. Derek Johnson, the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer, will step in as Acting CEO until the board hires an Interim CEO hopefully within the next 30 days. Johnson says Davis has talked about retiring for some time and felt that this was the time to do it.  Johnson says it’s unknown if Davis’ decision to resign and retire came from the board’s decision to end his contract with the hospital last month or the lawsuit Dr. Tim Morthland filed against the hospital for erroneous financial mismanagement. That lawsuit has since been dismissed.