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Former Nebraska system CEO dies


Stephen Lengthy, who served as president and CEO of Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Well being System from 1992 to 2007, died Jan. 31 at age 78 after an prolonged sickness. 

Mr. Lengthy was a Nebraska healthcare chief for greater than 35 years, based on a Feb. 3 well being system information launch.

Throughout his tenure at Methodist, he oversaw the enlargement and improvement of key service traces, together with girls’s well being, most cancers care, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and first care. He additionally led the implementation of a brand new EMR system and the mixing of Methodist Physicians Clinic.

Earlier than changing into system CEO, Mr. Lengthy served as system COO and as president and CEO of Methodist Hospital.

“He lived the values of the well being system,” John Fraser, system president and CEO from 2007 to 2017, stated within the launch. “He embodied our tradition of compassion and caring, and each determination he made, he used our core values as a gauge. He knew that should you do the suitable factor, persons are going to need to be part of your group.”

Methodist Well being System operates 4 hospitals and greater than 30 clinics.

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