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Former Ascension CEO, the first to lead the health system, passes away
Donald Brennan
Former Ascension Health CEO Donald Brennan who helped form what became the country s largest Catholic health system has passed away at age 83.
In addition to leading St. Louis-based Ascension until 2001, Brennan held the top posts at Providence in Washington, Group Health and co-chaired a Washington state health commission. He passed away peacefully at his home in Bothell, Wash. on Feb. 12.
Brennan was initially hired as a consultant to help plan the merger between the two Catholic systems that formed Ascension. After spending a year on the project, he was named CEO of the new health system, said his son, Steve Brennan, who serves as Nashville, Tenn.-based Change Healthcare s senior manager of state health policy. ....

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