The Wellstar Board of Trustees has named Ketul J. Patel as Wellstar Health Systemӽ紫ý next president and CEO.
Patel is CEO of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and president of the Pacific Northwest Region of CommonSpirit Health.
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