Mr. McAfee became president of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 2022. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center and the main teaching affiliate for Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University’s medical school. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. McAfee served as president and CEO of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital and oversaw four Northwestern Medicine hospitals, five emergency departments, several outpatient facilities, and immediate care centers and ambulatory clinics in over 40 locations.
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