Levy exiting SSM in St. Louis; Sanger named to succeed him.(Late News)(Ronald Levy resigns from SSM Health Care)(Brief article)

Modern Healthcare, October, 2007

Ronald Levy, president and chief executive officer of SSM Health Care's seven-hospital St. Louis operations, resigned. Levy, who is also a regional president and system vice president for the 14-hospital Catholic system, cited professional and personal reasons for his departure, according to a written statement from the system. The 57-year-old executive's decision to step down Nov. 9 "was based on his professional judgment that it was time for a leadership change, and his personal desire to embark on a new phase of his life,'' the statement said. SSM Health Care named Jim Sanger, 63, to succeed Levy. Sanger is president and CEO of St. Mary's Good Samaritan-which operates hospitals in Mount Vernon and Centralia, Ill.-and an SSM Health Care regional president and system...

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