Fauquier Health CEO leaving for new job
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Fauquier Health CEO Chad Melton answers questions during an interview in February 2017, his first month on the job. The decision to leave my role at Fauquier Health was a very difficult one, but the right one for me and my family right now. Fauquier Health CEO Chad Melton After 4-1/2 years in the job, Fauquier Health CEO Chad Melton will leave, effective Aug. 27.
Mr. Melton has accepted a job in Washington state, Fauquier Health said in a press release Friday afternoon.
âAn interim replacement will be named soon, and a national search for a permanent leader has been initiated,â said Liz Harris, a spokeswoman for LifePoint Health, the local hospitalâs Tennessee-based parent company.
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Due to the local jump in confirmed COVID-19 cases, Fauquier Health on Friday afternoon implemented a zero-visitor protocol for its Warrenton hospital that went into effect immediately.
âThis decision comes after the recent [new coronavirus case] trends reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH),â Fauquier Health explained.
Elective, urgent/emergent, and other scheduled procedures are not impacted and will continue as scheduled. In addition, all physician services clinics and off-campus locations â Sleep Center, Wellness Center, and Wound Healing Center â are also in operation.
Fauquier Health is reminding the public to do their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing, avoiding large gatherings, washing your hands regularly, and wearing a mask or face covering while in public.