Methodist Hospital Names Lee as New Administrator
Dennis M. Lee has been named executive vice president and administrator of Methodist Hospital in Arcadia. He previously was chief operating officer of the 347-bed hospital.
Before joining Methodist 19 months ago, Lee was associate administrator of Scottsdale Memorial Hospital in Arizona. He has also served as a senior executive officer with St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix and with Fresno Community Hospital.
Methodist’s medical staff has elected Dr. Olga Budds chief of staff. Budds, an anesthesiologist, will act as liaison between physicians and administration.
Budds, who earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan, is a past president of District 13 of the Los Angeles County Medical Assn.
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