DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) has
appointed Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., executive vice president and chief
medical officer of Pfizer Inc., as a new independent director. Dr.
Lewis-Hall becomes the board’s tenth member.
Dr. Lewis-Hall, 59, joined Pfizer as chief medical officer in 2009. In
her role, she leads Pfizer Medical, the division responsible for
ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of Pfizer’s products.
She directs teams at Pfizer that oversee the quality and conduct of
Pfizer’s clinical trials, provide medical information and clinical data,
and manage collaborative work on patient-centered drug development and
outcomes research, public-private research partnerships, and global
public health campaigns. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American
Psychiatric Association, and serves as a member of the Board of
Governors for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and of
the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Advisory
Council of the National Institutes of Health. Prior to joining the
biopharmaceutical industry, she served as vice chairperson and associate
professor of the Department of Psychiatry at Howard University College
of Medicine and was an advisor to the National Institute of Mental
Health.
“We’re pleased to have Freda Lewis-Hall join our board,” said Tenet’s
non-executive chairman Edward A. Kangas. “She has built an exceptional
reputation and track record of accomplishments during a distinguished
medical and business career. Tenet’s board and management will benefit
from her perspective and we look forward to her many contributions.”
Tenet President and CEO Trevor Fetter said, “Our company and management
team are privileged to have a strong board filled with distinguished
leaders reflecting a wide range of experiences, skills and viewpoints. I
am pleased and honored that Dr. Lewis-Hall has joined the board and will
add her unique insight to our efforts to improve healthcare delivery.”
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a national, diversified healthcare
services company with more than 105,000 employees united around a common
mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. The company
operates 80 hospitals, more than 200 outpatient centers, six health
plans and Conifer Health Solutions, a leading provider of healthcare
business process services in the areas of revenue cycle management,
value based care and patient communications. For more information,
please visit www.tenethealth.com.
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