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Premier Health names new CEO of Dayton-based health network

Rosanna Morris
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Rosanna Morris

Premier Health has its next leader lined up.

The health care provider’s board appointed Rosanna Morris, as the next president and CEO, effective in the first quarter of 2027.

Morris will succeed Michael Riordan, who is retiring.

Premier is one of the largest health systems in Southwest Ohio. It operates Miami Valley Hospital its North and South campuses, Atrium Medical Center, Upper Valley Medical Center, more than 190 outpatient and physician locations, as well as CompuNet Clinical Laboratories and Fidelity Health Care.

The board said in a statement that Morris is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 27 years of experience.

Morris is currently the executive vice president and chief clinical operating officer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

The new CEO said she was attracted to Premier Health’s “leadership, academic partnerships, and relationship with Wright State University.”

Premier said Morris will work with Riordan and the rest of its senior leadership team in the next few months.

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