George W. Dawson, president and CEO of Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health, has announced his plans to retire by the end of 2011, according to a Centra news release.
Mr. Dawson was selected to lead Centra in 1986 and has since led the non-profit’s transformation from two community hospitals to a major healthcare system nationally recognized for quality and safety. Today, Centra has approximately 6,000 employees, a medical staff of more than 400 and three hospitals.
The Centra board has appointed a search committee and engaged an executive search firm to identify candidates as Mr. Dawson’s successor.
Read the release on the CEO of Centra and his retirement plans.
Read about other Virginia hospital and healthcare executive moves:
– Virginia’s Inova Fairfax Hospital Names COO
– Virginia’s Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Names CEO
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