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Regence BlueShield announces new President: Claire Verity Regence BlueShield | Mar 15, 2021
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Verity will continue Regence’s success in Washington, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience, particularly in sales and business development, and a deep understanding of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. She was most recently president and CEO of a national health plan in the Pacific Northwest, where she drove record membership and revenue growth.
“Claire’s understanding of the Washington health care landscape and her growth mindset make her the right leader at the right time for Regence,” said Angela Dowling, chief revenue officer. “She will continue our commitment to providing high-quality care at an affordable price for Regence’s members in Washington.”
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CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason Health System, two Washington state health systems, will now operate as one, under the name, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation s largest nonprofit health systems, is the parent company of CHI Franciscan.
The combined group will operate as a nonprofit entity in Washington and is now a subsidiary of CommonSpirit, according to the agreement, effective Jan. 1.
Together the two will operate 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites of care. The chief executive role will be split, at least initially, between the system s two leaders; Gary Kaplan, former CEO of Virginia Mason and Ketul Patel, the former leader of CHI Franciscan. Patel does have an additional title, president of the Pacific Northwest for CommonSpirit.