Sunny Eappen, MD, president and CEO of Vermont University Health Network in Burlington, will step down from his current role Oct. 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
According to the release, the decision was mutual between Dr. Eappen and the hospital’s board of trustees. Dr. Eappen, an anesthesiologist who previously held leadership roles at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, joined UVM Health Network in November 2022.
Steve Leffler, MD, will serve as interim CEO in addition to his current duties as president and COO of University of Vermont Medical Center, which operates within the UVM Health Network. Dr. Eappen will stay with the health system through December to support the transition.
“It’s been my privilege to be part of this team, to see firsthand the way the people of this organization take care of our patients, our communities and each other,” Dr. Eappen said in the release. “But I believe — based on everything that’s happening and all of the external pressures on our rural health system — that this organization needs to move forward in a different way. I’m committed to supporting Steve as a full partner in this transition.”
