Grady Health CEO Named Chair of Board of Directors

Atlanta, GA -- Grady Health System president and CEO John Haupert is the new chairman of the board of directors of America's Essential Hospitals.

America's Essential Hospitals is a national association for hospitals and health systems. The organization has nearly 275 members.

Dr. Leon Haley, Jr., Emory's Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Services at Grady and chief medical officer of the Emory Medical Care Foundation, is the new chair of the Essential Hospitals Institute.

Essential Hospitals Institute is the research and quality arm of America's Essential Hospitals. Working with association members, the institute identifies promising practices from the field, conducts research, shares innovative strategies and helps members improve their organizational performance.

Haupert and Haley begin their terms on July 1, 2016.