El Paso Children’s Hospital selects new interim CEO
A new interim CEO for the El Paso Children’s Hospital has been selected.
George P. Caralis, a consultant with Deloitte CRG has been appointed interim CEO, according to court documents filed in bankruptcy court.
Caralis has held several positions in hospitals in Detroit, Mich., and he consults for Deloitte CRG and Pitts Management Associates.
Caralis will replace Mark Herbers, the chief reorganization officer and AlixPartners consultant who has steered the hospital through its bankruptcy case. It is unclear when the transition will happen.
According to the document, Caralis will be paid $170,000 plus expenses.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he has worked for more than three years as Interim CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, previously known as the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
Bankruptcy Judge H. Christopher Mott will preside over a hearing to confirm the Joint Plan of reorganization Tuesday at 11 a.m. in El Paso’s bankruptcy court.
As part of the process, a new interim CEO and board will be installed at the Children’s Hospital. The board members are Rosemary Castillo, Dr. Sadhana Chheda, Ron Acton, Ted Houghton, Patrick Gordon and Miguel Fernandez. Castillo and Chheda, who are with the current Children’s board, will serve for 90 days to help in the transition. Doctors have yet to select their board representative.
