MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital information systems outsourcing and consulting firm Phoenix Health Systems announced today that Richard A. Lind has been named President and CEO, effective December 1. Lind succeeds Phoenix’ founder Ronald L. Gue, PhD, who will retain the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Formerly, Lind was President and CEO of Memorial Health Systems, a four hospital system in Ormond Beach, Florida, for fifteen years. During Lind’s tenure the system tripled in size, achieving annual revenues exceeding $550 million. Previously, Lind was CEO of two other hospital systems in the Southeast. For the past four years, he has served on the Board of Directors of four hospitals in Florida and as a consultant to the Adventist Health System.
Lind has gained national recognition as a key participant in several major healthcare organizations. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association, is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and was Chairman of the Board of the Florida Hospital Association and of the Association of Community Hospitals. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received his M.S. in Hospital and Health Administration, has established the Richard A. Lind Scholarship in his honor. He has been a member of the Boards of several other healthcare industry leading organizations.
“Dick’s joining Phoenix as CEO positions our company in a very unique way within our marketplace,” said Ronald Gue, Chairman of the Board. “Dick’s background as a nationally prominent hospital executive and entrepreneur affords Phoenix a valuable new perspective and level of competency that complement our strategies for growth.”
Founded in 1990, Phoenix Health Systems provides value-driven solutions to hospital organizations nation-wide through information technology outsourcing, strategic planning, IT-based clinical and business transformation, systems procurement and implementation, and IT security consulting. For additional information, visit http://www.phoenixhealth.com/.
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