Sparks Health System, Summit Medical Center Welcome Gary Blan as CEO

Gary Blan, FACHE, has been named CEO of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Ark., and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, Ark., effective March 19.

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Mr. Blan has more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience. He has spent about a decade serving as CEO of multi-hospital systems.

Mr. Blan earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has served in the Army and Air National Guard.

Sparks Health System and Summit Medical Center are a part of Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates’ Arkansas market.

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