New Tampa Bay, FL, ER may be swan song for CEO

Morton Plant Mease Health Care's is set to open a $9-million free-standing emergency room in Tampa Bay, FL. The freestanding ER is only the fourth in the state, and is designed to provide emergency care in an underserved area. The facility is the latest contribution to Morton Plant CEO Philip Beauchamp's legacy of improving the community's access to medical care, and it also might be one of his last. Beauchamp has announced he will retire in 2009.