Here are five points:
1. Mr. Demers currently serves as senior vice president for ambulatory and clinical services at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass.
2. He has prior experience as COO of surgery department at University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia.
3. He was the founding principal/COO of Tampa, Fla.-based Surgical Safety Institute, a company that helped hospitals implement aviation safety techniques in their operating rooms.
4. Mr. Demers has worked in the military, serving in several roles including as director of administration at a naval branch medical clinic.
5. He holds an MBA from Boston-based Northeastern University.
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