Here are three notes:
1. Mr. Patonai previously served as CEO of Auburn (Wash.) Regional Medical Center.
2. He has 25-plus years of senior executive experience in healthcare.
3. He succeeds Kevin Abel, who is leaving to serve as CEO of North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Mont.
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