North Bay Business Journal

Palm Drive Hospital board approves three-year management contract

SEBASTOPOL – Palm Drive Hospital will be managed by Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brim Healthcare Inc. for the next three years, following board approval to extend a 120-day trial contract.

The hospital still completing final bankruptcy proceedings hired the company in August following the removal of Chief Executive James Russell. Directors voted unanimously Monday to end the trial period with Brim early and sign an extended contract, which also sets in motion a search for a permanent chief executive officer.

Palm Drive board to hire management firm after ousting CEO

SEBASTOPOL – The Palm Drive Health Care District board voted Monday evening to hire Tennessee-based management firm Brim Healthcare Inc. after officials ousted Chief Executive James Russell earlier this month in the wake of continued public contention.