Emageon elects French to Board

Emageon elected Douglas D. French to its Board of Directors, which makes the company’s ninth board appointment. French is principal and founder of JD Resources, LLC, a healthcare advisory firm in St. Louis, Mo. Before founding JD Resources, he served from 2001 to 2004 as president and CEO of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit hospital network in the United States.

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