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Candice Saunders, president and CEO of Wellstar Health System, will retire June 30, the health system announced Wednesday.
The announcement begins a planned six-month succession process. The Wellstar Board of Trustees will retain an executive search firm and create a CEO search committee led by Frank Ros, board chair.
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