Robert G. Newman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Continuum Health Partners, Inc. -- the parent company of Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Long Island College Hospital, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary -- will be retiring at the end of this year. Upon his retirement, Dr. Newman will be made the first "Trustee for Life" ever appointed to the Board of Beth Israel, in addition to having the title of President Emeritus of Continuum. Dr. Newman joined Beth Israel in September 1975 as Associate General Director and was appointed Chief Executive Officer three years later. He had previously been Assistant Commissioner for Addiction Programs in the New York City Health Department. He is also Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Epidemiology and Social Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Newman will be succeeded by Peter A. Kelly, who is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Continuum, and was previously Executive Vice President at Beth Israel Medical Center. Mr. Kelly first came to Beth Israel Medical Center in 1976 and served in a variety of capacities before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 1987. He was also the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Long Island College Hospital from 1998 to 1999.

Kathy Buto, Deputy Director of the Center for Health Plans and Providers at the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), will be leaving HCFA in July to assume a position at the Congressional Budget Office. Ms. Buto has served in various positions at HCFA during her 17 years there, including Director of the Bureau for Policy Development and Associate Administrator for Policy. Mark Miller, who was with the White House's Office of Management and Budget, will succeed Ms. Buto at HCFA.