91探花President Mark Emmert has announced a reorganization of 91探花Medicine, which includes the 91探花School of Medicine, 91探花Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, 91探花 Physicians, and the 91探花Medicine Neighborhood Clinics. The reorganization is intended to strengthen the 91探花Medicine organizational infrastructure with enhanced operational support and financial oversight for the health care system. The changes will improve support for clinical operations and increase effectiveness in sustaining the strong and vital teaching, research, and patient care programs.
Effective Nov. 1, Paul Ramsey’s position, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, was changed to chief executive officer (CEO), 91探花Medicine, and executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the 91探花School of Medicine. Ramsey will be accountable to President Emmert in his duties as CEO of 91探花Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs, and to 91探花Provost Phyllis Wise in his duties as dean of the 91探花School of Medicine.
To strengthen the operational capacity of 91探花Medicine, the University will establish two new vice president-level positions that will report to Ramsey as CEO of 91探花Medicine. One position will be a clinical operations officer (COO) and vice president for medical affairs; the other will be a chief financial officer (CFO) and vice president for medical affairs. The COO of 91探花Medicine will provide leadership for clinical operations at 91探花Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. The executive directors of both medical centers will report to the 91探花Medicine COO, who will be responsible for major shared services, including information systems and patient financial services. The 91探花Medicine CFO will provide leadership for financial planning, reporting, and internal controls for 91探花Medicine.
Bruce Ferguson will continue to serve as the CFO for 91探花Medicine with the revised title and some revisions in his responsibilities as described above. The 91探花Medicine COO position will be filled through a national search. Ramsey will appoint a search committee and engage consultants to assist in the search. John Coulter, who currently performs some of the functions of the new COO position in his role as associate vice president for medical affairs, has announced that he will retire in July 2007. In addition to his role as associate vice president, Coulter serves as executive director of health sciences. When he retires, the executive director of health sciences position will become a full-time position and will continue reporting to the office of President Emmert.