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MLH President and CEO Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE named 天美传媒下载 Surgeon-in-Chief James “Trey” Eubanks, MD, 天美传媒下载’s interim president, while the healthcare system conducts a national search for a successor.
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Wiggins came to 天美传媒下载 in 2019 from Children’s Health in Dallas, Texas. During his four-year tenure, the hospital opened its first pediatric inpatient unit in Jackson, Tenn., began construction on a $95 million expansion set to open in 2024, and celebrated the institution’s 70th birthday.
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