Acting MetroHealth System CEO Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager has been appointed the CEO for at least the next 15 months. The appointment came at the end of a two-hour board of trustees meeting Tuesday, most of it held in executive session. Alexander-Rager has served as the health system's acting chief executive since late July. The board voted unanimously for Alexander-Rager to be the CEO of the MetroHealth System for the remaining portion of the original contract timeline for former CEO Airica Steed, who was fired August. Alexander-Rager's contract will run through 2025. First, the board voted on a motion to pick MetroHealth's Dr. Nabil Chehade, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for transformation, to be the next CEO. The vote was four yes and four no, with the board chairman Dr. Harry Walker then casting the deciding no vote. Alexander-Rager becomes the health system's third CEO in about two years. Steed replaced CEO Dr. Akram Boutros, who was also fired by MetroHealth's board of directors.
