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Twin Cities Hospital Names New CEO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is getting new leadership.

The hospital's board named Robert I. Bonar Jr. as its new CEO.

Bonar, currently the CEO of a Texas children's medical center and hospital, will take over the Minnesota hospital on Dec. 8 from Dr. Alan L. Goldbloom.

"Dr. Goldbloom set an incredibly high bar," Russ Becker, Children's board chair, said in a statement. "His vision has positively impacted countless children and families, transformed our facilities and clinical capabilities, and positioned Children's for its next stage of growth."

Bonar has held administrative posts in a number of health systems in Oklahoma, Virginia and South Carolina.

"Children's is well positioned to further establish its reputation as one of the best pediatric systems in the nation," Bonar said in a statement.

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