December 5, 2012 -- Word traveled fast after Kevin Earls left the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, but no one was saying why he left so abruptly.
Earls, who had been vice president of policy and advocacy, had been with the association for the past 13 years, resigned November 8.
When asked for details about his sudden departure, no information was forthcoming. Instead, Andy Van Pelt, chief operating officer, issued the following statement:
Dec 5, 2012