DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that Ernest
Franklin, M.D., has been appointed Chief Medical Operations Officer,
effective January 7, 2019. In this role, Dr. Franklin will lead the
company’s clinical programs and related quality and safety initiatives,
working in close coordination with Sally Hurt-Deitch, Tenet’s Chief
Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. Dr.
Franklin will report to incoming Chief Operating Officer Saum Sutaria,
M.D., who also joins the company in early January.
Ron Rittenmeyer, Executive Chairman and CEO, said, “With more than two
decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Dr. Franklin has a
proven track record in clinical leadership, and we are so pleased to
welcome him to Tenet. Our caregivers and staff will benefit from his
tenure as a physician and operational leader, his expertise in
integration and innovation, and his passion for continuous improvement.”
Dr. Franklin joins Tenet from Baylor Scott and White Health (BSWH),
where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Clinical Value
and Integration. In this role, he oversaw the integration of clinical
services to improve outcomes and enhance efficiencies. Prior to this,
Dr. Franklin served as Senior Vice President in Surgical and Ancillary
Services for BSWH, where he led the laboratory, pharmacy and radiology
departments.
Dr. Franklin began his career in medicine as a general surgeon, and
later served as the Co-Chief Administrative Resident in Surgery at
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in
St. Louis. He received his doctorate from Tulane University School of
Medicine, graduating with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He earned an MBA
from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis
and a bachelor of science from Tulane University.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services
company with approximately 115,000 employees united around a common
mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its
subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical
Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and
specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and
other outpatient facilities. Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary
provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health
management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery
networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.
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