Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health has restructured its senior leadership organization in attempts to better serve the rural communities, according to the health system.
Bob Bednarek, president and CEO of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C., will become vice president of rural health planning and development, effective May 19.
Craig James, president and CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, N.C., will assume the role of vice president for Mission's western region. He will remain president of the hospital and will also serve as interim leader of Transylvania Regional Hospital.
"Our rural communities have a unique set of challenges, and we are committed to serving each community with a local focus," said Jill Hoggard Green, PhD, RN, Mission Health's COO and president of Mission Hospital and Mission Medical Associates, in the news release. "By working together and borrowing on the established strengths of Mission Health, we are building local capacity to recruit, retain and build access to primary care services. Refining and expanding our services as we move toward a population health model — where one of those important populations is the rural part of our service area — is critical to providing the best care to every patient."
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