Health & Fitness
Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness 
Tue, December 22, 2009
Mon, December 21, 2009
DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, owned by a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), has named J. Michael Cowling as chief executive officer. He will oversee all strategic and operational activities for the 199-bed hospital.
"His experience will ensure that Palm Beach Gardens will continue to provide quality care and outstanding service to our community."
"Michael is an experienced healthcare executive with nearly 30 years of leadership at both the hospital and corporate levels," said Marsha Powers, senior vice president of operations for Tenet's Florida region.
Cowling most recently served as a division vice president with Health Management Associates, where he oversaw operations for two hospitals and spearheaded improvements in the hospitals' quality scores. He also served as CEO of Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center and Lancaster Regional Medical Center for Health Management Associates. Prior to that, Cowling served as Chicago market president for Vanguard Health Systems. He has held a number of other executive positions with investor-owned and nonprofit hospitals and hospital companies.
"We're excited that Michael is joining Palm Beach Gardens," said Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center's Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Weiss, D.O. "His experience will ensure that Palm Beach Gardens will continue to provide quality care and outstanding service to our community."
Cowling received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and a master's in healthcare administration from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
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