Lourdes Health Network CEO steps down after sale

John Serle, who led Pasco, Wash.-based Lourdes Health Network as CEO for the last 13 years, has stepped down after Brentwood, Tenn.-based RCCH HealthCare Partners completed its purchase of the system, according to the Tri-City Herald.

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RCCH asked Mr. Serle to remain in his position, but due to contractual issues with St. Louis-based Ascension, Lourdes’ former owner, he said that was not possible.

Mark Gregson, who most recently served as interim CEO of the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, will serve as interim CEO of Lourdes while the system searches for a permanent replacement.

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