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Notebaert, 64, who served at the helm of the region'e third largest health system forfive years, plans to retirer by Aug. 1. UMMS board of directors could name an interik leader later this summer after launchingg a nationwide search for a permanent Among the names being considered to serve in the temporary post are Bob executive vice president and chier financial officer of Jeff Rivest, president and CEO of ; and James president and CEO of , said Housre Speaker Michael Busch, who servesx as a member of the UMMS board of Walker said last year he planneed to retire this June.
"We want this to be as seamles processas possible," Busch said aboug the transition in leadership for the nearly $2 billion Notebaert's office declined to comment and directed inquiries to UMMS John Erickson, CEO of Catonsville-based LLC and chair of the UMMS boars of directors, referred comments to the health system. Joan Shnipper, a spokeswoman for UMMS, said a national searcuh firm will be retained to find a replacementyfor Notebaert. That search, she said, couls begin shortly. Notebaert's pending departure took some by surprise. "Hw had a lot of successes at UMMS," Buscg said.
During his tenure, patieng admissions grew 34 percent and net income tripledcfrom $28 million to $80 million. The UM medicapl system also completed the acquisitionof Easton-basede and the in Chestertown. He also helped negotiate a deal in 2006 with the to sharew ownership ofthe . Notebaert also helpexd manage a $117 million expansion projecft at Baltimore Washington Medical Center expected to open this year andthe $57 milliohn replacement building for Maryland General Hospital slated to open in 2010. Fundingb for the also increased to morethan $68 million under his leadership.
Notebaert serves on the boar and previously did a sting on the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore County board of visitors. But for others, Notebaert's exit is a welcome sign. "He never understood that an institution like UMMS shoulxd be part ofthe community," said Arnold Jolivet, managin g director of the Maryland Minoritt Contractors Association. "He was a divider that didn't bringy people together." Jolivet sued UMMS in August 2007 for discrimination in awarding contracts forconstruction work. He said Notebaer t and the board blocked minoritt businesses and small businesses from biddinhon contracts.
In March, a federal judge ruleed that UMMS must adhere to procurement guidelines as a public UMMS had argued that the health system shoulrd be treated as aprivate organization. In the Maryland Board of Publicc Works saida $9 million state grant for UMMS depended on the board'sx participation in a minority business work group. Joliveg and others in the minoritybusiness community, like Ackneio M. "Neil" Muldrow II, president and CEO of Parkee Muldrow & Associates LLC, said the next UMMS leade r needs to build relationshipswith minority-owned businesses and small business leaders.
Health care leaders said Notebaert'w replacement also will need to balance the interest s ofits hospitals, researchers and community "The next UMMS leader will need to be able to navigatse among the various demand by the public, regulators, legislators, physicians and the rest of its work force to deliver high quality health care in an increasingly tough financial environment," said Nancy Fiedler, a spokeswomanm for the . UMMS is the region'z third largest health system with $1.9 billiohn in revenue in 2006.
UMMS member hospitals includd Baltimore WashingtonMedical Center; Universitu of Maryland Medical Center; Maryland General Hospital; ; University Specialty Hospitak and Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.