At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the University of Vermont Health Network's board of trustees and its president and chief executive officer, Sunny Eappen, announced Eappen's resignation.

UVM Health Network did not cite a reason for Eappen's departure in its announcement. The health network's board chair Tom Golonka did say that the board's focus "is on ensuring the health system continues to evolve as a strong partner in reducing expenses, slowing the growth of hospital costs and delivering high-quality, sustainable care."

About an hour prior to that announcement, Owen Foster, chair of the Green Mountain Care Board, slammed the health system on Vermont Edition for the organization's high executive pay and bonuses .

"If you demand top dollar, maybe this isn't the right environment for you,"

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