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August 28, 2007 -- Mark Moyer, Chairman of the Genesis
HealthCare System Board of Directors, announced today that Matthew
J. Perry has been selected as the new president/chief executive
officer (CEO) of Genesis HealthCare System effective Oct. 15, 2007.
Perry will serve as the successor to Tom Sieber, Genesis’ current
president/CEO who announced his plans to retire earlier this year.
Sieber will remain active during the transition. |
| As Genesis’ president/CEO, Perry will not only provide
leadership for hospital operations, but also for the organization’s
many affiliated organizations. This announcement followed an extensive search process that elicited input from a multitude of community leaders, local physicians, Genesis board representatives and hospital personnel. Moyer stated, “Genesis is not only the region’s largest health care provider, but also a major contributor to the community’s overall wellbeing. In addition to assessing candidates’ ability to lead the organization, it was imperative that we garnered input from local stakeholders to evaluate candidates’ ability to maintain Genesis’ role as an integral player in the community.” John Shaner, M.D., president of the Genesis HealthCare System medical staff, commented, “To be truly effective as a health care system, hospitals and physicians must be fully integrated, working in close concert to ensure resources are available to meet community need. Many members of the Genesis medical staff assisted in defining required qualifications for potential president/CEO candidates and participated in the interview process that led to the selection of Mr. Perry.” Perry, a native of New Jersey, earned a master’s in business administration at Radford University in Radford, VA. Upon completion of his degree, he began his health care career with Carilion Health System in Roanoke, VA. He and his wife Kelly have lived in the Roanoke area for many years. They have two sons, ages 6 & 9. Since 1988, Perry has served in multiple management and administrative roles with Carilion. He is currently the president of Carilion New River Valley Medical Center where he is responsible for four hospitals within the Carilion system. Under his leadership, the hospital has been recognized as one of the ‘most improved’ hospitals in patient safety, financial and quality measures when it received a Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: Performance Improvement Leaders Award. The award is bestowed upon hospitals that improved hospital-wide performance over five consecutive years at a substantially faster rate than peers across the U.S. Among his many accomplishments at Carilion, Perry has led the development of an extensive hospital replacement project, improved quality of patient care, and regenerated hospital operations through development of customer service strategic initiatives. He is also credited with leading the organization to profitability through a disciplined, dedicated approach; smart strategic decisions; and development of strong, professional relationships with physicians. He is a past recipient of the distinguished American College of Healthcare Executive’s (ACHE) Early Career Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award. Recipients of this award are selected based on multiple criteria, including leadership ability, innovative and creative management, executive capability in developing their own organization and promoting its growth and stature in the community, participation in local, state, or provincial hospital and health association activities, and participation in civic/community activities and projects. Perry also completed a two-year fellowship program with the Health Care Advisory Board aimed at furthering the professional development of senior health care leaders. Moyer added, “Health care is a very complex, dynamic environment with stringent governmental regulations and external forces. This requires immediate adaptation of your short-term strategic goals to ensure long-term viability. Matt has demonstrated he has the skills, drive and ethical foundation required to successfully lead Genesis in this complex environment, and we are excited to extend this offer to him.” |
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