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Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, has been named administrator/chief executive officer of Methodist South Hospital.

Dr. Ugwueke earned a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Planning and Administration from Emory University and a Doctor of Health Administration and Leadership degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Most recently, he served as vice president of Operations at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, a 517-bed tertiary hospital in Joliet, Illinois where he was responsible for a major upgrade of the imaging department that resulted in reduced lead-times, increased patient volumes and enhanced physician relationships. He also co-led an emergency department improvement project that reduced wait times by 50 percent and substantially improved patient satisfaction scores.


March 2007

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