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Knoxville News Sentinel
Posted By: Carly Harrington
October 10, 2011
A former Community Health Systems executive has been tapped to lead Tennova Healthcare under its new owner Health Management Associates.
Michael W. Garfield, a veteran healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience, has been named Division 1 vice president and Tennova Healthcare market CEO.
Garfield most recently served as a division vice president with Community Health Systems in Nashville overseeing 12 hospitals in the Midwest and upper Southeastern areas of the United States.
A native of Bristol, Garfield received a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in Greenville, S.C. and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Tulane University in New Orleans.