ECHN President Stepping Down as Sale of Health Network Looms

MANCHESTER, CT — Eastern Connecticut Health Network President Peter Karl has resigned a day before the organization's sale takes effect, the Hartford Courant reported.

Karl, a Glastonbury resident, referenced "personal health issues" for the decision, which is effective Friday, the Courant reported. On Sept. 3, he was arrested in Hartford on a drunken driving charge.

The sale of ECHN to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings is to be formalized Saturday.

See the full Courant story here.

Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital are among the ECHN holdings.

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