Dive Brief:
- Beaumont Health's new CEO role goes to John Fox of Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, who will replace Gene Michalski when he retires. His tenure begins March 25, according to an Emory press release.
- Fox brings more than 30 years of healthcare executive experience to the role. Fox joined Emory Healthcare in 1999 as COO and became CEO in 2002.
- Michalski, 66, has been CEO of Beaumont Health System since 2010, but spent the last 30-some years with the organization.
Dive Insight:
There are several things that are significant about Fox's new role. For starters, he's the first CEO to come from outside the Beaumont system, as previous CEOs were promoted from within. Fox is credited most recently for leading Emory Healthcare to become one of the top-rated health systems in the country for quality and patient safety. Remember, Emory cared for the first two Ebola patients brought to the United States.
"John and his team's recent work in successfully caring for Ebola patients and their families further established Emory's reputation for outstanding care," said said John Lewis, Beaumont Health's chairman, in a statement. "We are fortunate to have such a well-respected and experienced CEO to lead Beaumont Health."
