The company said that Swedish will succeed interim chief executive officer John Cannon, who will remain as the firm’s executive vice president of legal & public affairs.
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Swedish has 40 years’ experience in health care, holding senior executive positions at multi-institutional health care systems, university- and community-based academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems and regional rural referral hospitals. Most recently, he served as president and CEO for Trinity Health Corporation.
Prior to joining Trinity Health, Swedish served as president and CEO of Centura Health, a health care provider in Colorado. He has also served as president of the East Florida and Central Florida divisions for the Hospital Corporation of America from 1994 through 1998.
Commenting on the appointment, WellPoint chairman, Jackie Ward, said: "Swedish brings to WellPoint an extensive track record leading large, complex health care organizations through diverse challenges in difficult market and regulatory environments, and his experience will be invaluable to WellPoint as we continue to find innovative ways to collaborate with providers in an effort to improve quality outcomes and reduce the cost of care."
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