Lifespan, based in Providence, R.I., has extended President and CEO George Vecchione's contract through Dec. 31, 2012, according to a health system news release.
While Mr. Vecchione serves the remainder of the contract period, Lifespan's board of directors will launch a national search for a successor. Mr. Vecchione joined Lifespan as president and CEO in Sept. 1998 after serving as the executive vice president of the New York Presbyterian Healthcare System.
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While Mr. Vecchione serves the remainder of the contract period, Lifespan's board of directors will launch a national search for a successor. Mr. Vecchione joined Lifespan as president and CEO in Sept. 1998 after serving as the executive vice president of the New York Presbyterian Healthcare System.
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