Shriners Hospitals for Children-Cincinnati, which treats patients for everything from serious burns to dog bites and birth defects, has hired Randall White as administrator.
He replaces Mark Shugarman, who recently retired after more than four years as the chief executive of the pediatric specialty hospital.
White had been CEO for more than 10 years of Fayette Regional Health System in Connersville, Ind. He stepped down in June amid the sale of a substantial portion of the assets of Fayette Regional. He previously had been chief operating officer of the 57-bed hospital, which has about 450 employees.
“I am truly happy to join the team at Cincinnati Shriners Hospital, and look forward to building on the legacy established by this institution,” White said in a statement. “It is an honor to work with this excellent staff to continue the hospital’s mission of providing the region’s finest pediatric specialty care.”
The Cincinnati hospital has 218 employees, but fewer than 200 are full-time workers. The number of employees has declined in recent years.
I previously reported that Shriners plans to close and move its operations to Dayton Children’s Hospital by next year. The Shriners parent system based in Florida made the decision to close the Cincinnati hospital and move to Dayton.
Tim Mason, chairman of the board of governors of Cincinnati Shriners, said the hospital is fortunate to have a person of White’s caliber as the new administrator and looks forward to his leadership “as we move into the future.”
Cincinnati Shriners was established in 1968. The hospital’s roots date to an interim unit established in 1964 at Cincinnati General Hospital, which is now the UC Health flagship hospital called the UC Medical Center. In 1968, the Shriners Burns Institute opened in affiliation with the UC Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
White received a bachelor’s degree in management/economics from Marshall University in 1989 followed by a master’s in health care administration and a master’s in business administration.
In May of this year, Reid Health of Richmond, Ind., entered into an agreement to acquire a substantial portion of the assets of Fayette Regional. The deal was expected to be finalized July 15. The sales agreement followed a 2018 filing by Fayette Regional to reorganize its finances under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Fayette Regional, which was founded in 1913, lost $1.27 million on total revenue of $48.1 million in fiscal 2017. It lost $2.57 million on total revenue of $49.8 million in fiscal 2016, according to financial statements filed last year with Indiana.
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| Rank | Prior Rank | Business name (*not previously ranked) |
|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
2 | 3 | Christ Hospital Health Network |
3 | 2 | University of Cincinnati Medical Center |