California’s Palm Drive Hospital Hires New CEO, Plans to Emerge From Bankruptcy Protection

Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., has announced it has hired Richard Robinson as its new CEO and plans on emerging from bankruptcy protection, according to a report in The Press Democrat.

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Mr. Robinson currently serves as CEO of Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Lake Charles, La., and is expected to begin at Palm Drive no later than April 29, according to the report. Previous CEO James Russell was fired from the hospital in July.

The hospital hired Brentwood, Tenn., firm Brim Healthcare, which officials say has aided in the hospital’s turnaround, according to the report.

Read the Press Democrat’s report on Palm Drive Hospital.

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