Oncure Medical Corp. Names Duane Choate President & Chief Executive Officer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncure Medical Corp. ("Oncure"), a national network of world-class cancer treatment centers, today announced the appointment of Duane Choate as President & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Choate, previously Oncure's Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, joined the company in 2007 and succeeds David Chernow.
Robert J. Weltman, a Director of Oncure's parent corporation said, "Duane has the right experience and leadership qualities to continue to move our company forward and build on the many opportunities before us. We are pleased with the company's progress and continued growth prospects and the Board and I are confident that Duane will be able to lead Oncure through continued growth in our current markets as well as selected acquisitions for many years."
Oncure owns, operates and manages radiation oncology centers across the country and its facilities provide extraordinary care with advanced technology and highly-trained staff to help patients navigate the cancer treatment and healing process. Rather than owning or managing physician practices, Oncure collaborates with its affiliated radiation oncologists to provide quality patient care.
Mr. Choate is a seasoned healthcare industry executive who, prior to joining Oncure, was a healthcare consultant principally serving large physician owned oncology groups. From 1993 to 1999, he was employed by US Oncology, Inc., a then $2 billion publicly held physician practice management company, most recently as the chief operating executive responsible for the development and timely implementation of same market growth strategies. Prior to US Oncology, he was employed by HMSS, Inc. as Director of Finance of this publicly held home healthcare company. Mr. Choate earned a BBA from the University of Houston.
"Oncure is a great company with a special mission to help patients fight cancer. I am very excited to work with our physician partners and clinical team members to further build this organization into an industry leader recognized for its high quality cancer care," said Mr. Choate.
About Oncure Medical Corp.
Oncure Medical Corp. is a national network of world-class cancer treatment centers that deliver extraordinary patient care. Oncure owns, operates and manages 35 radiation oncology centers across the country, providing capital, management and administrative functions such as human resources, operations, information technology, accounting, billing and compliance. Oncure centers provide extraordinary care with advanced technology and highly-trained staff to help patients to navigate the entire treatment and healing process. The company is privately held, and major shareholders include Genstar Capital, LLC, ARES Management, LLC, Caisse de Dupot and Oncure affiliated physicians and owner management.
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