INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER TO RETIRE

Independence Health System’s Chief Medical Officer has decided to retire.  The Trib reports that today is the final day for CMO Dr. Carol Fox.  She steps down after a 38-year medical career.  Fox became a leading voice in Westmoreland County in 2020 when local officials and medical professionals were confronted with the arrival of the covid-19 pandemic.  County Commissioner Sean Kertes said she played a pivotal role in helping everyone understand and respond to Covid-19.  As she steps down, Dr. Michael Fiorina will take over for her.  He had been serving as the Chief Medical Officer in the system’s Butler and Clarion region.