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Twin Cities Community Hospital has announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Rick Lyons, effective July 6, 2012.
“Rick Lyons has been a driving force behind the mounting successes and notable developments that Twin Cities has seen in recent years,” said Jeff Koury, senior vice president of operations for Tenet’s California region. “His leadership and vision have helped shape the hospital into the award-winning and community-trusted medical establishment that it is today.”
During Lyons’s tenure, Twin Cities Community Hospital expanded from 84 to 122 beds and expanded its campus, including the construction of a new patient tower that provided renovated facilities for the intensive care unit, emergency room and obstetrics units. Lyons and his leadership team also oversaw the addition of more than 70 physicians to the medical staff, the acquisition of Templeton Imaging and the establishment of the Medical Arts Center. Under his leadership, the hospital received several quality designations and awards, including winning Tenet’s prestigious Circle of Excellence award four times.
Lyons has volunteered many hours to community service as a board member at CenCal, the County’s Medi-Cal managed care insurance plan; Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce; San Luis Obispo YMCA; the P-16 Council for San Luis Obispo School District Advisory Group and the Paso Robles School District Community Advisory Council.
After retiring in July, Lyons will remain in Templeton with his family.
The hospital will conduct an extensive search to identify a chief executive officer with a solid background in operations and strategy development to lead the hospital to continued success.
About The Hospital
Twin Cities Community Hospital, part of Tenet Health Corporation, is a 122-bed acute care hospital at 1100 Las Tablas Road in Templeton. Since opening in 1977, Twin Cities has provided personalized quality patient care as the cornerstone of its operating philosophy. Twin Cities’ new patient tower, opened in fall 2007, provides 30 new private rooms for obstetrics, intensive and telemetry care patients, and 23 ER suites, including three trauma rooms.
Twin Cities provides a broad range of medical, surgical and outpatient care. Working closely with affiliated physicians, Twin Cities places special emphasis on clinical services important to local residents, including hip and knee replacement, surgical care, stroke intervention, emergency care and maternal child services. Twin Cities and its sister facility Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center together employ more than 1,700 local residents, making Tenet the second largest private employer in San Luis Obispo County. More than 115 active medical staff members practice at Twin Cities and 50 local residents volunteer at the hospital. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
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