Dive Brief:

Summa Health CEO and President Dr. Cliff Deveny plans to step down from his post at the end of the year, according to a Wednesday email to staff reviewed by Healthcare Dive.

Deveny’s departure comes less than a month after venture capital firm General Catalyst’s spinoff, the Health Assurance Transformation Company, completed its $515 million acquisition of the Ohio-based health system. The deal will transition nonprofit Summa into a for-profit company.

Beginning Jan. 1, Deveny will move into a CEO emeritus and strategic advising role. Daryl Tol, president of HATCo, will serve as interim CEO. Summa expects its executive search will take several months, according to a spokesperson.

Dive Insight:

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