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WATERBURY HOSPITAL PRESIDENT SET TO RETIRE END OF YEAR
John Tobin employed by hospital for over three decades –
24 years as CEO.
WATERBURY --
Waterbury Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer
John Tobin has announced his plans to retire on December
31, 2010. Tobin has been employed by the hospital since
1975 in various administrative positions including COO,
before being named CEO in 1986. Tobin made the Board
Chairs of both the Network and the Hospital aware of his
plans and shortly thereafter informed hospital staff of
his decision.
“My
wife Maura and I gave this very careful consideration,”
said Tobin. “I am looking forward to my 65th birthday in
October. This is the right time to move on to the next
chapter in my life.”
Discussing the next move in hiring his replacement,
Tobin said “One of the most important obligations of any
Board and CEO is to ensure continuity of executive
leadership. A seamless transition to a new chief
executive is of the utmost importance to me. The Board
Chairs share my view that the process of transition
needs to be addressed with care. They are committed to a
very thoughtful and inclusive process.”
A
search committee will be formed within the next few
weeks, and the committee will work with a major health
care executive search firm to develop a slate of
outstanding candidates to choose from. The search will
be national in scale and will invite all qualified
candidates to participate. Tobin said that although the
final decision will rest with the Board, the committee
will actively solicit the advice and counsel of the many
constituencies of the hospital in order to select the
best CEO candidate.
A
CEO search typically takes from 5 to 7 months. During
that time, Tobin said, “I expect to be fully engaged in
my work and in the many exciting projects we have
undertaken at Waterbury Hospital including performance
improvement, various physician alignment initiatives,
and whatever challenges health care reform may bring
us.”
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