Agwunobi joins Berkeley Research Group

Berkeley Research Group, an Emeryville, Calif.-based consultancy, has named Dr. Andrew Agwunobi a director of the firm's hospital performance improvement practice.

Agwunobi previously was CEO of Providence Health Care in Spokane, Wash. He also has served as secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, president and CEO of Atlanta's Grady Health System, and president and CEO of South Fulton Hospital in Atlanta, according to a Berkeley news release.

Agwunobi, who will work out of Berkeley's Washington office, is a board-certified pediatrician. In 2007, he was named one of Modern Healthcare’s and Modern Physician's 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives.

In his new role, Agwunobi will aid the hospital performance improvement practice in helping hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers boost operational performance and the value of services they provide.