A source told the Chicago Tribune Mr. Foley is leaving to take a job with Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems, a for-profit system, according to the report.
His resignation follows Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board’s denial of a permit to change Oak Forest (Ill.) Hospital into an outpatient clinic.
Mr. Foley was the first CEO of the system.
Read the Chicago Tribune report on William Foley.
Read about other Illinois hospital executive moves:
– Illinois’ Provena Covenant CEO David Bertauski Retires, Mike Brown Promoted
– Dr. Eugene McMahon Promoted From CMO to CEO of Illinois’ Provena Saint Joseph Hospital
– Mary Starmann-Harrison Named CEO of Illinois’ Hospital Sisters Health System
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