Joel Yuhas, president and CEO of Colorado Springs-based UCHealth Memorial Hospital and its Pikes Peak region facilities, will depart in late January for a role with Pittsburgh-based UPMC.
Mr. Yuhas has served six years as president and CEO of UCHealth Memorial Hospital, according to a Dec. 15 news release from UCHealth. During his tenure, the hospital became a level 1 trauma center, established a Comprehensive Stroke Center and advanced several service areas.
Mr. Yuhas will serve as president of UPMC's Health Services Division, where he will oversee 37 hospitals in Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland, the release said. He previously served UPMC as senior vice president for international operations and held management roles at three of its hospitals.