Blair Kent, CEO of MemorialCare’s Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach, has retired from the organization following a leave of absence, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.  Mr. Kent’s retirement comes amid multiple rounds of layoffs and other labor turmoil at the hospital, including a one-day nurses strike in May. 

Frank Beirne was appointed interim CEO for Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach. Richele Steele, vice president of communications and public relations at Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare, declined to address additional questions about Mr. Blair’s retirement, citing company policy. Mr. Kent was appointed CEO in December 2022 and assumed the role in January 2023. He succeede

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