Marc Harrison, CEO of Intermountain Healthcare and is who well being compromised with a number of myeloma, speaks throughout a COVID-19 briefing on the Capitol in Salt Lake Metropolis on Aug. 31, 2021. Intermountain Healthcare introduced Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, that Harrison has accepted one other place elsewhere and can be transitioning out of his position this fall. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Information
Intermountain Healthcare introduced Thursday that its president and CEO Marc Harrison has accepted one other place elsewhere and can be transitioning out of his position this fall.
Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, who's the present chairman of the Intermountain Healthcare board, praised Harrison for his work over the previous six years.
"Marc has helped spur innovation throughout our group throughout his six-year tenure,'' Leavitt mentioned in a information launch. "We're higher at this time due to his excellent management. At Intermountain, we stay steadfast in our dedication to our sufferers and the communities we serve. Our leaders and caregivers will proceed to hold our essential work ahead and make sure that the well being and well-being of our sufferers stay on the heart of our work."
Harrison, who grew to become the CEO of the Utah-based nonprofit group in 2016, has not solely promoted higher well being of sufferers however has embodied a wholesome way of life.
In actual fact, Harrison is a triathlete who has competed in a triathlon yearly since 1982. It was throughout one such triathlon in 2010 when Harrison seen one thing that was not fairly proper, and was quickly identified with bladder most cancers. Harrison weathered that storm and was once more identified with a number of myeloma, a blood most cancers in 2019.
Even with all of these roadblocks, Harrison has pushed by means of, exhibiting the neighborhood he serves the significance of wholesome residing even throughout essentially the most tough of circumstances.
In accordance with the information launch, Harrison has accepted a management place to run a well being care platform enterprise for Normal Catalyst. The Intermountain Healthcare board mentioned that it plans to conduct a nationwide seek for a alternative and can quickly title an interim president and CEO.