Middletown, N.Y.-based Garnet Health has ended its contract with president and CEO Alfred Pilong Jr.
The health system's board terminated Mr. Pilong after the first year of a three-year contract, the Mid-Hudson News reported Dec. 30. Jerry Dunlavey — the health system's current vice president of operations and COO of Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskills in Monticello, N.Y. — was named interim president and CEO.
"Alfred Pilong's employment as President & CEO of Garnet Health ended on December 29, 2022," a spokesperson for the health system told Becker's. "We have appreciated Mr. Pilong's contributions to our important work in the community we serve and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We are excited to welcome Jerry Dunlavey to his new role."
The health system did not respond to Becker's questions regarding the reason for Mr. Pilong's exit.