Memorial Health System taps former SCL Health exec as chief medical officer

Memorial Health System has tapped Shawn Dufford, MD, to serve as chief medical officer, the Gulfport, Miss.-based system said Aug. 15.

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Most recently, Dr. Dufford was senior vice president and CMO at Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health, now rebranded as Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health after a merger in 2022. 

At Memorial Health System, Dr. Dufford will oversee quality, safety, patient experience, medical staff services and hospital-based physician services. The health system includes two hospitals.

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