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UnityPoint Health and the UnityPoint Health – Dubuque Board of Directors have announced Ted Townsend has been appointed interim President and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Dubuque. Townsend will hold a dual role, retaining his responsibilities as President and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids. Townsend will begin his dual role on June 1, 2018.
Townsend has been serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer at UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids for the past 16 years. Prior to that, Townsend held a series of leadership positions at Geisinger Health System in Danville, PA including Senior Vice President and Vice President of Public Affairs.
“Townsend has led UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids to unprecedented levels of success including multiple national recognitions as a Top 100 Hospital by IBM Watson and Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report,” said Kevin Vermeer, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health. “Townsend has successfully built an integrated health system in Cedar Rapids, working with both UnityPoint Clinic and independent physicians. He was also responsible for developing one of the most comprehensive continuums of care within UnityPoint Health. And lastly, Townsend has a long history of working on multi-regional clinical collaborations as well as helping to evolve system relationships with rural communities, acute and behavioral health integration and productive partnerships with competitors such as the establishment of the Medical District in Cedar Rapids.”
“I look forward to leading UnityPoint Health – Dubuque as interim President and CEO, said Ted Townsend, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids. “During this transition, I’ll be working with the Board of Directors and UnityPoint Health to provide leadership but a big priority will be developing a long-term recruitment plan for Dubuque. I’m also looking forward to developing cross-regional opportunities to better support our patients and providers in several areas.”
“Finley Hospital has a long history of providing quality health care to the communities we serve and is well positioned for the future,” said Mike Donohue, UnityPoint Health – Dubuque Board Chair. “We are excited to have Ted Townsend join our leadership team and as we work collaboratively on a long-term leadership recruitment strategy.”
Townsend is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Michigan University and a Master of Science degree in healthcare administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
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