Franciscan Health System CEO Joe
Wilczek
announced plans Wednesday to retire in January 2015. Wilczek
has led the Tacoma-based Catholic hospital
group for the past 16 years.
Bremerton’s Harrison Medical Center affiliated with Franciscan and parent company, Catholic Health Initiatives, last year.
Franciscan expanded from three to nine hospitals under Wilczek’s watch and developed a clinic network with more than 100 sites. Franciscan employs more than 12,000 people and generates annual net revenue of $1.8 billion, according to the release.
Catholic Health Initiatives will conduct a search for a replacement this year, with input from its affiliate boards, including Harrison’s. CHI expects to name a replacement by the end of 2014.
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