For Immediate Release: October 6, 2004

For More Information Contact:

Lori L. Henshey

Communications Specialist

West Virginia Hospital Association

304/353-9747

Fax: 304/344-9745

Lhenshey@wvha.org

WEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS, TRUSTEES

CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA), representing the 73 acute care hospitals and specialty hospitals and health systems in West Virginia, recently elected new officers and appointed trustees.

Newly Elected Officers:

Chairman RANDY MILLS, President and CEO, Montgomery General Hospital, Montgomery

Chairman-Elect BRUCE McCLYMONDS, President and CEO, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown

Treasurer DAN LAUFFER, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Saint Francis Hospital, Charleston and Putnam General Hospital, Hurricane

Newly Appointed Trustees for a Second Term:

STEPHEN P. DEXTER, CHE, President and CEO, Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston

ROBERT GILLIAM, Board of Trustees, Montgomery General Hospital, Montgomery

JON APPLEBAUM, Chief Executive Officer, City Hospital, Martinsburg

Newly Appointed Trustee for a First Term:

DOUG BENTZ, Administrator and CEO, Roane General Hospital, Spencer

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