WYOMING COUNTY/Wyoming County Health System CEO Announces Departure – Video News Service

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Warsaw, New York, July 2, 2024 Wyoming County Community Health System (WCCHS) announced today that CEO David Kobis will be leaving his position at the end of 2024. When asked why he is leaving, Kobis said he is very pleased with the progress the health system has made over the past two years, but would like to spend more time with his family in Florida. Kobis joined the health system in 2022. (File photo)

WCCHS has made dramatic improvements since the COVID-19 crisis. The hospital recently announced it received approval to transition to a Critical Access designation, which will add $3 million or more in annual revenue. In addition, a number of new physicians have joined WCCHS, including orthopedic surgeons, general surgeons, pain specialists, cardiologists, hospitalists and ophthalmologists. After years of financial losses, including $22 million in 2022, the health system has reduced its deficit to $9 million in 2023 and is projecting a loss of less than $5 million in 2024. WCCHS is optimistic that it will break even within the next 18 months.

“While we are saddened by Dave’s passing, we appreciate his strong leadership over the past two years,” said Rebecca Ryan, chair of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, and Richard Kosmerl, chairman of the WCCHS board. “He brought stability to an organization that was recovering from the sudden death of former CEO Joe McTernan and the COVID-19 pandemic. Dave helped put WCCHS on a path to long-term financial stability and growth.”

WCCHS will immediately begin a search for a successor to its CEO.

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