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Marietta, Georgia-based Wellstar Health System announced on Friday that it has hired Dr. R. Henry Hank Capps, as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer.
WHY IT MATTERS
Capps will lead digital strategy at not-for-profit Wellstar, whose sites include 11 hospitals, more than 300 medical offices, 55 rehabilitation centers, 21 imaging centers, 15 urgent care locations, nine cancer centers, three hospice facilities and a retirement village.
The health system says his task is to reimagine and enhance the consumer healthcare journey and experience, while innovating its platforms, processes and partnerships, according to a news release announcing the hire. At Wellstar, we put people at the center of everything we do, and that includes our digital strategy, said CEO Candice L. Saunders in a statement.