MetroHealth's board of trustees has named an acting president and CEO.
The MetroHealth Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager as acting president and CEO while Airica Steed is on medical leave.
Alexander-Rager, who has been with the health system for nearly three decades, will step into the role effective immediately, according to a news release issued Friday, July 26, by MetroHealth.
“We have every confidence Dr. Alexander Rager will ensure operations continue to run smoothly and our more than 9,000 caregivers have the support they need to fulfill our mission,” board chair Dr. E. Harry Walker said in a statement. “She is a veteran of MetroHealth who cares deeply about this institution, our patients and our community.”
Most recently, Alexander-Rager served as MetroHealth’s interim executive vice president, chief physician executive and clinical officer. She also served as chair of family medicine for 14 years.
Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager has been named MetroHealth's acting president and CEO
She is a primary care physician by training and is the founder of MetroHealth’s School Health Program, which teams up with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and others to bring in-school clinics and other services to students and families, according to MetroHealth.
Steed, who has been with MetroHealth since December 2022, is expected to return to the system by mid-August. She informed Walker of her plans to take a medical leave Monday evening. The news was announced Tuesday in an email to MetroHealth employees.
This story first appeared in Crain's Cleveland Business.
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