Children ’ s Hospital continued
MEET CHILDREN ’ S HOSPITAL AT SCOTT & WHITE CEO
DR . JOHN BOYD
Dr . John Boyd took the helm of the new Children ’ s Hospital at Scott & White after the hospital system merged with King ’ s Daughters Hospital in 2009 . Plans were made to convert the 35-year-old hospital building into the dedicated Children ’ s Hospital at Scott & White . Dr . Boyd then began the transition from a hospital-within-a-hospital to a dedicated children ’ s hospital . “ To be part of a leadership team to accomplish that was very exciting to me ,” Dr . Boyd says . “ It ’ s my dream job , really .”
Dr . Boyd is a pediatrician and an accomplished administrator . He most recently served as chief medical officer of St . Joseph ’ s Hospital , a 749-bed teaching hospital in Phoenix , Arizona .
Alfred B . Knight , MD , Scott & White Healthcare President and CEO , says , “ Dr . Boyd is an excellent addition to our executive team . He brings impressive experience to the job of leading Scott & White ’ s effort to build a hospital just for children . Children and families will benefit from his experience , and I ’ m confident we ’ ll build a pediatric program beyond compare .”
“ I share the vision of developing our current pediatric services into a state-of-the-art Children ’ s Hospital at Scott & White ,” says Dr . Boyd , a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics . “ We have the capability of offering premier pediatric care . We look forward to helping more children receive the right care , at the right place .”
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