St. Louis-based Ascension Health has announced the appointment of Kathy A. Young, MHSA, as president and CEO of Borgess Health, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Ms. Young succeeds former Borgess Health CEO Paul Spaude, who retired on Oct. 2. She will begin her new role in early 2015.
Ms. Young has more than 20 years of experience in acute-care hospital and health system leadership roles. Most recently, she served as president of St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo, Ind., a role she took in 2008. Ms. Young has a clinical background, beginning her career as a respiratory therapist, and also has experience in performance improvement, lean management techniques and leading broad change initiatives.
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