Howard Barnett steps down as head of OSU Center for Health Sciences to become CEO of hospital trust
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer on Sep 10, 2013, at 5:20 PM
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Her biological father from Oklahoma and her adoptive parents from South Carolina spent several hours Monday and Tuesday on the sixth floor of the state's Kerr office building, where the Court of Civil Appeals meets in Tulsa.
A cause of the fire is under investigation.
The president of the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is stepping down to become CEO of the trust overseeing the OSU Medical Center.
Howard Barnett will remain president of OSU-Tulsa, and the current provost of OSUCHS, Kayse Shrum, will become its president.
“We’re not going to miss a beat. We’re just changing things around,” Barnett said in an interview.
The OSU Medical Center has been in dire straits financially but received $13 million from the state Legislature this fiscal year to help keep it afloat.
As part of the agreement, the city trust that owns the hospital will become a state entity after approval by state officials.
Because the president of OSUCHS automatically serves as a member of the Oklahoma State University Medical Authority, the CEO of the authority cannot also be president of OSUCHS.
Jim Hess served as CEO of the authority until his resignation about a month ago. He remains on the faculty of OSUCHS.
The changes are pending approval by the authority and the Oklahoma A&M Regents.
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Her biological father from Oklahoma and her adoptive parents from South Carolina spent several hours Monday and Tuesday on the sixth floor of the state's Kerr office building, where the Court of Civil Appeals meets in Tulsa.
A cause of the fire is under investigation.
