CLEVELAND — The MetroHealth Board of Trustees has named Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager as acting president and CEO while Airica Steed is on medical leave, according to a hospital press release.

What You Need To Know

  • The MetroHealth Board of Trustees has named Dr. Christine Alexander-Rager as acting president and CEO while Airica Steed is on medical leave

  • Alexander-Rager had been serving as interim executive vice president, chief physician executive and clinical officer

  • She has been with MetroHealth for almost 30 years

  • It was announced Tuesday that Steed would be on medical leave

“We have every confidence Dr. Alexander-Rager will ensure operations continue to run smoothly and our more than 9,000 caregivers have the support they need to fulfill our mission,” said Dr. E. Harry Walker, chair of the MetroHealth Board of Trustees, in the release. “She is a veteran of MetroHealth who cares deeply about this institution, our patients and our community.”

Alexander-Rager had been serving as interim executive vice president, chief physician executive and clinical officer. For 14 years, she had also been the chair of family medicine. She has been with MetroHealth for almost 30 years, the release states.

“A primary care physician by training, Dr. Alexander-Rager has a deep passion for advancing equity and improving healthcare access,” the release reads. “She is the founder of MetroHealth’s nationally recognized School Health Program, which partners with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and other school systems to bring in-school clinics, mobile units and other services to students and their families.”

It was announced Tuesday that Steed would be on medical leave, and Walker said the board and everyone at MetroHealth is wishing her well and looking forward to her return.

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