Fierce Healthcare April 11, 2024
Walgreens-backed primary care clinic chain VillageMD has hired a former Centene executive to run its Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD businesses.
Jim Murray has joined the organization as VillageMD’s president and chief operating officer, the company announced this week.
Murray comes to VillageMD from Centene—where he most recently served as chief operating officer and chief transformation officer—an insurer that serves more than 27.5 million managed care lives. Prior to that, Murray was the president and COO of behavioral health leader Magellan Health, which Centene acquired in 2022.
Tim Barry, CEO and chair of VillageMD, called Murray a “consummate operations leader” and said the company is tapping into his expertise to “continue to establish VillageMD as a critical part of...