MedCath Corporation Names O. Edwin French to Board of Directors
February 07 2007 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedCath
Corporation (NASDAQ:MDTH), a national provider of cardiovascular
care, announced today O. Edwin French, President and Chief
Executive Officer, has been elected a member of MedCath's Board of
Directors, effective immediately. "Since Ed joined us as President
and CEO in February 2006, he has provided great leadership to the
Company," said John T. Casey, Chairman. "During the past year, he
has overseen the development and implementation of a strategic
direction that has provided stability to our operations and a
vision for our growth going forward. He is a welcome addition to
the Board." French, 60, joined MedCath as Interim Chief Operating
Officer in October 2005 and became President and CEO in February
2006. Prior to joining MedCath, he served as President, Acute Care
Hospital Division for Universal Health Services, Inc. He also
served as President of French Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a
consulting practice specializing in operations improvement and
healthcare joint ventures. Before joining Universal Health
Services, French served as President and Chief Operating Officer of
Physician Reliance Network from 1997 to 2000, as Senior Vice
President of American Medical International from 1992 to 1995, as
Executive Vice President of Samaritan Health Systems of Phoenix
from 1991 to 1992 and as Senior Vice President of Methodist Health
Systems, Inc. in Memphis from 1985 to 1991. MedCath Corporation,
headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a healthcare provider focused
on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. MedCath
focuses on serving the unique needs of patients suffering from
cardiovascular disease. MedCath currently owns interests in and
operates eleven hospitals with a total of 667 licensed beds,
located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas. In addition to its hospitals,
MedCath provides cardiovascular care services in diagnostic and
therapeutic facilities located in various states. DATASOURCE:
MedCath Corporation CONTACT: O. Edwin French, President and Chief
Executive Officer, or James Harris, Chief Financial Officer, of
MedCath Corporation, +1-704-708-6600 Web site:
http://www.medcath.com/
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