Mr. Houser is a four-year veteran of the center, a Pittsburgh-based multihospital consortium that trains paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Most recently, he was the center’s senior director of medical operations and chief clinical officer. He also was vice president at MedFlight in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Houser will lead the center as well as its clinical arm, STAT MedEvac, UPMC said.
He succeeds Doug Garretson, who retired in October.
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