Chattanooga’s Erlanger Hospital is seen in this aerial file photo.Erlanger has signed a contract to pay a search firm up to $195,000, plus expenses, to find a new CEO for the hospital.
Dr. Phylis Miller, the Erlanger Health System trustee who is heading the search committee, said the group hopes to hire the new CEO within a few months.
“We haven’t given them a certain timeframe but hope to make a final selection in four to six months,” Miller said.
Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson has served as interim CEO since Jim Brexler resigned in December amid allegations that he mishandled doctor relationships.
The search contract with Witt/Kieffer, a health care and life sciences executive search firm, projects the new CEO’s total compensation will be $629,000, including bonuses.