Davis Regional Medical Center CEO Chad French steps down abruptly: 4 notes

Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville, N.C., announced CEO Chad French has resigned, making him the fourth person to leave the post in four years, according to a Statesville Record & Landmark report.

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Here are four notes:

1. Hospital officials have not made clear the reasons for Mr. French’s departure.

2. Mr. French has led the hospital since August 2014.

3. The hospital’s CEO role has changed hands often since former CEO Vince Cherry retired in 2013. Following Mr. Cherry, Cindi Butcher served as CEO and then resigned in 2014. Travis Sisson took over from Ms. Butcher as interim CEO.

4. Now, Matthew Banks, COO of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville N.C., will step in as interim CEO.

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