IRVING, Texas, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- VHA Inc., the national health care alliance, has named a new board chairman and added three new members to its board of directors. The new chairman and directors were elected at the annual VHA shareholder meeting, held this year in San Diego.
The new board chairman is Joseph A. Zaccagnino, president and chief executive officer of Yale New Haven Health System in New Haven, Conn. The new board members are: J. Lindsey Bradley Jr., FACHE, president and chief administrative officer of Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Tyler, Texas; Jerry K. Myers, a partner in CroBern Management Partnership LLP, which is based in Chicago; and Joel Wernick, president and chief executive officer of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, Ga.
“The new board members offer a wealth of experience and will provide VHA with new perspectives as we seek to strengthen our impact on members,” said Curt Nonomaque, president and chief executive officer of VHA. “VHA’s mission is to improve members’ economic strength by enabling them to improve patient care, operations and supply management. These individuals can provide strategic counsel to VHA as we fulfill that mission and seek to create tailored programs for our members to help them meet financial challenges and enhance the quality of care they offer.”
James W. Varnum, president of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance in Lebanon, N.H., ended his term as chairman of the board, but will remain on the VHA board as a director.
Leaving the VHA board are: John Crotty, a partner for CroBern Management Partnership, and Terri L. Potter, president and chief executive officer of Meriter Health Services, Madison, Wis.
“Terri and John have served VHA and VHA members well during their tenure on the board, and we are grateful for their counsel and wisdom, which have helped VHA continually improve the value it offers members,” said Nonomaque.
For a complete listing of the VHA board of directors, go to: https://www.vha.com/news/public/board.asp . For more biographical information on the new board chair and board members go to: https://www.vha.com/news/releases/public/ .
About VHA
VHA is a nationwide network of 2,200 leading community-owned health care organizations and their affiliated physicians. Based in Irving, Texas, with 18 local offices across the U.S., VHA comprises nearly 26 percent of the nation’s community hospitals, including many of the nation’s largest and most respected institutions. VHA helps members identify, integrate and implement best practices that will improve clinical and operational performance. As a cooperative, VHA distributes income annually to members based on their participation. In January 2004, for the fifth year in a row, VHA was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune. For more on VHA, go to http://www.vha.com/ .
Contact: Lynn Gentry 972-830-0798 lgentry@vha.com
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CONTACT: Lynn Gentry of VHA Inc., +1-972-830-0798, or lgentry@vha.com
