Here are four takeaways:
1. Mr. Fikse most recently served as COO of Mercy Health.
2. His prior experience includes serving as vice president of operations for a division of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and CEO of ValleyCare Health System in Youngstown, Ohio.
3. Mr. Fikse holds an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.
4. He succeeds Mike Garfield, who was promoted to president of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health’s newly formed Mid-American Group.
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