New CEO for U. Hospital and Clinics to come from U. of Wisconsin

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 21, 2006

The University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics has a new CEO, David Entwistle, who is now serving as senior vice president and chief operating officer at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.

In announcing the appointment, U. vice president Dr. A. Lorris Betz called him "widely recognized as a rising talent in the health- care industry."

Entwistle will assume his new role in February.

In Wisconsin, Entwistle is responsible for a $565 million budget and oversees areas that include nursing and patient care services, a children's hospital, heart and vascular care services, transplant programs and a cancer care service line. He also developed and led initiatives including construction of the new children's hospital and projects to increase access to services and patient and employee satisfaction.

Before his employment at the University of Wisconsin, he served in administrative roles at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., and completed an administrative fellowship at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received a master's degree in health services administration from Arizona State University.

Entwistle replaces Richard A. Fullmer, who died earlier this year. Gordon Crabtree, who served as interim CEO, will return to his previous role as chief financial officer.