Here are five key points:
1. Mr. Ballantyne will pursue a career as a consultant.
2. He is the former chairman of the American Hospital Association.
3. In 2013, Mr. Ballantyne played an essential, “behind the scenes” role in expanding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
4. Currently, he serves as vice chairman of the Arizona State Board of Education.
5. Keith Pitts, Tenet’s vice chairman, noted Mr. Ballanytne’s departure has been negotiated since Tenet acquired Nashville-based Vanguard Health Systems in 2013.
“We had this sort of all planned and programmed when we did our big merger timeframe-wise,” said Mr. Pitts. “This is a good time to make a transition for Reg, and it works for us. He’s still going to be valuable. We can always spring him into action if we need him.”
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