Metro Health Announces Board Changes
To better meet the needs of its growing healthcare operations, Metro Health has announced a change to its board structure.
WYOMING, March 11, 2011
To better meet the needs of its growing healthcare operations, Metro Health has announced a change to its board structure.The regional healthcare organization has split its current 18-member board into two boards. The Metro Health Hospital Board will now provide oversight to the day-to-day operations of the hospital while the Metropolitan Health Corporation Board will guide the operations of the parent corporation, including its employed physician group, the MidTowne Surgery Center, University of Michigan partnerships, Pennant Health Alliance collaborations and related strategic growth initiatives.
Directors currently serving on the board will continue their terms on one or both boards. The new boards will include:
Metro Health Hospital Board
• Jacqueline Scott, chair
• Jane Ross, vice chair
• David Rodriguez, secretary
• Michael Price, treasurer
• Bill Barkeley
• Michele T. Brown
• Dr. Paul Gauthier
• Dr. Paul Kovack
• Barbara Mieras
• Dr. Therese Rouse
• Victor Vasquez
• Dr. Michael Zakem
• Michael Faas, president and CEO
Metropolitan Health Corporation Board
• Doyle Hayes, chair
• Steve Van Andel, vice chair
• Jacqueline Scott, secretary
• David Ondersma, treasurer
• Michael Faas, president and CEO
• Dr. Eryn Quinn
• Dr. Robert Kelch
About Metro Health
Metro Health is a regional health-care organization with a 208-bed general acute care osteopathic teaching hospital and 12 neighborhood outpatient centers, serving more than 130,000 patients in Kent and surrounding counties. Metro, which earned status as a Top 100 Hospital for three consecutive years, offers a broad range of services, including hospital inpatient and outpatient services, emergency, surgery, intensive care and rehabilitation. Physician, therapy and diagnostic services are offered in its 12 neighborhood centers. Metro's work is supported by the Metro Health Hospital Foundation, which is a charitable organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of the West Michigan community through philanthropy. For more information, visit http://www.metrohealth.net.