North Star Health Alliance has a new interim CEO. The hire comes as 3 other leaders have been let go. Andrew Manzer has experience in helping turn hospitals around and takes over as interim CEO of North Star, while Rob Bloom who was serving in that role after Rich Duvall stepped down in January, continues to be North Star's chief restructuring officer. While North Star brings Manzer in, 3 other leaders are out. They are Brandon Bowline, who worked as COO for North Star, Randy Fipps, who was Chief Administrator of Behavioral Health and Peter Sinagra, who was executive director of North Star's Foundation and helped raise money for the group. North Star will make payroll this Friday without assistance from the state. The health system's approximately 1,600 employees, including union and non-union workers, as well as salaried and hourly staff, are set to be paid as the organization continues Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The Department of Health had previously stepped in to help close the payroll gap on a couple of occasions since the health system began experiencing financial difficulties late last year.
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