Tenet Appoints Nadja West, M.D., as New Independent Director
August 19 2019 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Former
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command Brings
Significant Healthcare Leadership Experience
Ed Kangas and Brenda Gaines to Retire from the
Board in November as Part of Long-Term Board Refreshment
Process
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the
appointment of Nadja West, M.D., to its Board of Directors. West is
a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, the 44th Surgeon General of
the U.S. Army and the former Commanding General of the U.S. Army
Medical Command. Her appointment to the Tenet Board will be
effective Oct. 8, 2019, following her retirement from the Army.
After long and distinguished tenures as Tenet directors, Edward
A. Kangas and Brenda J. Gaines will retire from the Board,
effective Nov. 7, 2019. These retirements are part of the Board’s
long-term refreshment efforts underway since 2017. As a result of
these changes, 70 percent of Tenet’s directors will have joined the
Board within two years.
Kangas joined the Board in 2003 and served for 12 years as
Chairman and then Lead Director. He also chaired both the Human
Resources and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the
Board at various times. Gaines joined in 2005, serving as Audit
Committee chair for the past four years.
Ron Rittenmeyer, Executive Chairman and CEO, said, “Dr. West
brings significant healthcare experience to our Board through her
service in the U.S. Army, her leadership roles in multiple
hospitals and her work as a physician. She is also a remarkable
individual with deeply rooted core values, which are consistent
with the principles we espouse at Tenet as we continue to embrace
and accelerate positive change. She will be a great complement to
our Board, and we are pleased to welcome her to Tenet.”
Rittenmeyer continued, “On behalf of Tenet and the Board, I
would like to express our deep gratitude to Ed and Brenda for their
service and dedication to the company. Both directors selflessly
served the company and provided pivotal guidance through periods of
significant industry and company transformation. Ed’s leadership
and ability to set tone and direction are unparalleled, and
Brenda’s engagement and insights always pushed us to go farther and
do more as a company. It has been an honor to serve alongside
them.”
Biographical Information: Nadja West, M.D.
Dr. Nadja Y. West is a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, the
44th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and the former Commanding
General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. Previously, she was the
Joint Staff Surgeon at the Pentagon, where she acted as chief
medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
coordinated all related health services issues, including
operational medicine, force health protection, and readiness within
the military.
West has served in combat deployment as well as in leadership
positions in multiple hospitals both in the United States and
abroad. She is the recipient of numerous U.S. military awards,
including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior
Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf
Clusters.
West is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and earned her
medical degree from The George Washington University School of
Medicine in Washington, D.C. She has completed residencies in both
family medicine and dermatology.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) is a national
diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas
with 110,000 employees. Through an expansive care network that
includes United Surgical Partners International, we operate 65
hospitals and approximately 500 other healthcare facilities,
including surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent
care and imaging centers and other outpatient facilities. We also
operate Conifer Health Solutions, which provides revenue cycle
management and value-based care services to hospitals, health
systems, physician practices, employers and other customers. At the
center of everything we do is a commitment to deliver the right
care, in the right place, at the right time, and to continually
improve and advance the healthcare delivery system in the markets
we serve. For more information, please visit
www.tenethealth.com.
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