Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine’s teaching hospital, has chosen Brigham & Women’s Hospital executive Kate Walsh as its next president and CEO, the hospital announced last Tuesday.

Walsh, the chief operating officer and executive vice president at Brigham & Women’s since 2004, will take over the position currently held by CEO Elaine Ullian on March 1.

Ullian is retiring on Jan. 29 after serving as president and CEO since BMC’s founding in 1996. BMC Chief Financial Officer Ronald Bartlett will step in as acting CEO until Walsh starts.

Walsh was chosen unanimously by a search committee that included BU President Robert Brown. In a BMC press release, committee members stressed both the shoes she must fill and her credentials.

Walsh also recognized the work she inherits from Ullian and looked to the future, according to the release.

‘I look forward to working with the entire hospital community, Boston University School of Medicine Faculty and our partners in the Boston HealthNet Centers as we strive to bring the best care to people who live in our neighborhoods and beyond,’ she said in the release.