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Livingston Regional Hospital CEO Tim McGill announced his plan to retire as of May 1.
McGill said he is retiring after 45 years working in healthcare leadership, 25 of which were at Livingston Regional. The hospital’s current Chief Financial Officer, Lance Mason, will officially become the new CEO on March 31.
“I hope I can just predict our transition will be smooth and seamless and without any disruption,” McGill said. “And we’ll make joint decisions along the way and then gradually he’ll be the ultimate decision maker. So our goal is to have a very smooth and seamless transition in all phases.”
McGill said he will be working closely with Mason over the next ninety days to prepare the next CEO for the position. McGill said he strongly recommended Mason for the job as Mason has been a true asset to the hospital over the past eight and a half years.
“He’s a native of Livingston,” McGill said. “Born in this hospital, lot of roots here, well known in our community, well known in our hospital.”
McGill said Mason will be the CEO-elect until the responsibilities of the job are fully turned over to him at the end of March. McGill said he will be working “as one” with Mason on all decisions, plans, and strategies until that time.
“(In April) I’ll be available to work with him, attend meetings at his request,” McGill said. “But I’ll be very much on the sidelines that whole month.”
McGill said he will miss the hospital but he and his wife are both very excited for his retirement.
“We have lots of plans ahead for grandchildren, travel, golf, playing the trumpet more, and being a full-time husband, father, grandfather,” McGill said.
