Sunil “Sunny” Eappen, the president and CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network who has faced mounting criticism as health care costs have soared in the state, is resigning.

Steve Leffler, the president of the UVM Medical Center, will take over on an interim basis starting October 15, the network announced in a press release Thursday.

“It’s been my privilege to be part of this team, to see firsthand the way the people of this organization take care of our patients, our communities and each other,” Eappen said in a statement. “But I believe – based on everything that’s happening and all of the external pressures on our rural health system – that this organization needs to move forward in a different way.”

Eappen, who has led the network since 2022, will stay on through Decemb

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