Here are four takeaways:
1. Mr. Kirk is currently CEO of Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Calif., a role he will continue, in addition to his new position.
2. Doctors Medical Center, Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, Calif., and Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.) are all a part of the hospital operator’s Central Valley market.
3. Mr. Kirk has served as Doctors Medical Center CEO for more than five years.
4. Tenet Healthcare is an investor-owned company that operates 80 acute care hospitals, as well as surgical hospitals and outpatient centers.
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