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Fairmont General Hospital CEO Robert Marquardt Resigns Weeks After Bankruptcy Filing

Fairmont (W. Va.) General Hospital President and CEO Robert Marquardt has resigned, just three weeks after the hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a report by The State Journal.

Anuja Vaidya

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Reasons for the resignation have not yet been disclosed. Peggy Coster has been named interim CEO of the hospital. She most recently served as vice president of patient services.

Fairmont General has been looking to partner or merge with another healthcare organization since December 2011, according to the report.

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